rutilated

[ root-l-ey-tid ]

adjectiveMineralogy.
  1. containing fine, embedded needles of rutile.

Origin of rutilated

1
1885–90; <Latin rutilāt(us) (past participle of rutilāre;see rutilant, -ate1) + -ed2

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British Dictionary definitions for rutilated

rutilated

/ (ˈruːtɪˌleɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. (of minerals, esp quartz) containing needles of rutile

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