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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RU'TILE, n. Sphene, an oxyd of titanium, of a dark red color, or of a light or brownish red. It occurs massive, disseminated, membranous, and in crystals.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German Rutil, from Latin rutilus Date: 1803 a reddish-brown to black mineral that consists of titanium dioxide usually with a little iron and has a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a mineral form of titanium dioxide. Etymology: F rutile or G Rutil f. L rutilus reddish