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| ru·tile [ r tl, r tl ] |
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dark lustrous mineral: a dark reddish brown or lustrous black titanium dioxide mineral forming needle-shaped crystals. Source: igneous and metamorphic rocks. Use: source of titanium.
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| [Early 19th century. Via French and German< Latin rutilus "reddish"] |
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