rutile
/ˈruːtɪl
/ /ˈruːtʌɪl /noun [mass noun]
A black or reddish-brown mineral consisting of titanium dioxide, typically occurring as needle-like crystals.Other common minor constituents of eclogite include kyanite, orthopyroxene, rutile, amphibole, pyrite, and white mica....
- Some other minerals that are occasionally observed in the ore are magnetite, actinolite, rutile, the tourmaline group, chlorite group, mica group, garnet group, and iron-calcium-magnesium carbonates.
- Accessory minerals are apatite, rutile and zircon.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French, or from German Rutil, from Latin rutilus 'reddish'.
Rhymes
- mentalité
- mentalization
- mentalize
- mentally
- mentally defective
- mentally deficient
- mentally handicapped
- mental note
- mental patient
- mental reservation
- mental set
- mental test
- mental tester
- mental testing
- mentation
- mentee
- Mentha
- menthane
- menthene
- menthol
- mentholated
- Mentholatum
- menthol cigarette
- menthone
- menthyl