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rutile

rutile noun: the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO₂.

rutile: the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal...
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Noun

rutile (countable and uncountable, plural rutiles)

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

rutile meaning in Tamil and Persian

rutile in Tamil

உரூத்தைல்

rutile in Persian

the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide
روتیل rutil

Forms of rutile

pluralrutiles

Origin of rutile

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

Words formed from rutile

Questions about rutile

What does rutile mean?
Rutile means the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO₂.
What is rutile in Tamil?
Rutile in Tamil is உரூத்தைல். See Rutile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rutile?
Rutile is a noun.
What is the plural of rutile?
The plural of rutile is rutiles.

Words near rutile in the dictionary

  1. rutilated
  2. rutilates
  3. rutilating
  4. rutilation
  5. rutilations
  6. rutile
  7. rutiles
  8. rutin
  9. rutinic acid
  10. rutinose
  11. rutinoside

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rutile (page history and authors); rutile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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