transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər(-ə)-ˌlīt ]
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
• pearl·it·ic ˌpər-ˈli-tik adjective