lamellar perlite

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• pearlite — noun Etymology: French perlite, from perle pearl Date: 1888 the lamellar mixture of ferrite and cementite in slowly cooled iron carbon alloys occurring normally as a principal constituent of both steel and cast iron • pearlitic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pearlite — pearlitic /perr lit ik/, adj. /perr luyt/, n. 1. Metall. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite. 2. Petrog. perlite. [1885 90; PEARL1 + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

• pearlite — pearl•ite [[t]ˈpɜr laɪt[/t]] n. 1) a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite 2) perlite • Etymology: 1885–90 pearl•it′ic ˈlɪt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang