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rutile noun. E19.
[from Latin rutilus reddish.]
Mineralogy. A tetragonal, usu. reddish-brown, mineral, titanium dioxide, that is an important ore of titanium. Cf. TITANITE 1.
rutilated adjective (of quartz) containing needles of rutile L19.