RUTILE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rutile mean? • RUTILE (noun)
The noun RUTILE has 1 sense:
1. a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium
Familiarity information: RUTILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RUTILE (noun)
Meaning:
A mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("rutile" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "rutile"):
atomic number 22; Ti; titanium (a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite)
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