pəˈrävzˌkīt, -äfˌsk- noun
or pe·rof·skite -äfˌ-
( -s )
Etymology: German perowskit, from Count L. A. Perovṡki died 1856 Russian statesman + German -it -ite
: a mineral CaTiO 3 consisting of calcium titanate, sometimes having also cerium and other rare-earth metals, and occurring in yellow, brown, or grayish black crystals of cubic habit or in reniform masses (hardness 5.5, specific gravity 4.02-4.04)