rutile

noun

ru·tile ˈrü-ˌtēl How to pronounce rutile (audio)

: a reddish-brown to black mineral that consists of titanium dioxide usually with a little iron and has a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Titanium ores ilmenite and rutile are available in many countries, but the capability to turn them into titanium sponge—its purest form, which is mixed into alloys for industrial purposes—is far more limited.

Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Choose from an assortment of colors, including satin white, rutile blue, blue-green satin matte, and Joe’s green.

Shelby Comroe, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020 Titanium oxide is rare on Earth, found in minerals such as rutile, anatase, and brookite.

Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

German Rutil, from Latin rutilus

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

单词	rutile
释义	rutile noun ru·tile ˈrü-ˌtēl : a reddish-brown to black mineral that consists of titanium dioxide usually with a little iron and has a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Titanium ores ilmenite and rutile are available in many countries, but the capability to turn them into titanium sponge—its purest form, which is mixed into alloys for industrial purposes—is far more limited. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Choose from an assortment of colors, including satin white, rutile blue, blue-green satin matte, and Joe’s green. Shelby Comroe, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020 Titanium oxide is rare on Earth, found in minerals such as rutile, anatase, and brookite. Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2017 Word History Etymology German Rutil, from Latin rutilus First Known Use 1805, in the meaning defined above
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