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rutile

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mineral

History

Etymology

From Latin rutilus (“red”) because of its common color, named in 1803.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рутил (rutil) — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Catalan: rútil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Chinese: 金红石 (jīnhóngshí) — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Czech: rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Dutch: rutiel — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Finnish: rutiili — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • French: rutile — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Galician: rútilo — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • German: Rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Hebrew: רוטיל (rūṭīl) — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Hungarian: rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Italian: rutilo — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Japanese: 金紅石 — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Lithuanian: rutilas — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Persian: روتیل (rutil) — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Polish: rutyl — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Portuguese: rutilo — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Russian: рутил (rutil) — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Slovak: rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Slovene: rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Spanish: rutilo — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
  • Swedish: rutil — the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide