tut·ty (t t  )n. pl. tut·ties An impure zinc oxide obtained as a sublimate from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder. [Middle English tutie, from Old French, from Arabic t  t y , from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttham, blue vitriol, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Kannada tutta.] |
tutty [ˈtʌtɪ]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder
[from Old French tutie, from Arabic tūtiyā, probably from Persian, from Sanskrit tuttha]
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