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tut·ty

T0430400 (tŭt′ē)n. pl. tut·ties An impure zinc oxide obtained as a sublimate from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder.
[Middle English tutie, from Old French, from Arabic tūtīyā, from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttham, blue vitriol, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Kannada tutta.]

tutty

(ˈtʌtɪ) n (Elements & Compounds) finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder[C14: from Old French tutie, from Arabic tūtiyā, probably from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttha]