Rutile
WordNet

noun


(1)   A mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium
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Etymology


From because of its common color, named in 1803.

Noun


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