different between anatase vs rutile

English

Etymology

From French anatase, from Ancient Greek ???????? (anátasis, “extending, extension”), named for the length of its crystals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn??te?s/
• IPA^(key): /?æn??te?z/

Noun

anatase (countable and uncountable, plural anatases)

1. (mineralogy) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment. [from 1802]

   Synonym: octahedrite

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Anatase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “anatase”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

References

French

Noun

anatase f (plural anatases)

1. (mineralogy) anatase

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anátase

Noun

anatase f (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) anatase (form of titanium dioxide used as a pigment)

English

Etymology

From Latin rutilus (“red”) because of its common color, named in 1803.

Noun

rutile (countable and uncountable, plural rutiles)

1. (mineralogy) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO₂.

Derived terms

• pseudorutile

Translations

See also

• anatase
• brookite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Rutile”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “rutile”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

French

Noun

rutile m (plural rutiles)

1. (mineralogy) rutile

Latin

Adjective

rutile

1. vocative masculine singular of rutilus

Spanish

Verb

rutile

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rutilar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rutilar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of rutilar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rutilar.