PEROVSKITE


Meaning of PEROVSKITE in English

[ pə'rɒfskʌɪt ]

■ noun a yellow, brown, or black mineral consisting largely of calcium titanate.

Origin

C19: from the name of the Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovsky + -ite 1 .

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