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Perturbation (medicine) and rutile (iou)


Perturbation (medicine)


perturbation


1. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; especially, agitation of mind.

2. <astronomy> A disturbance in the regular elliptic or Other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each Other.

Origin: L. Perturbatio: cf. F. Perturbation.

Source: Websters Dictionary


rutile (iou)



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.