English Explanatory Dictionary

perovskite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.

Word forms

perovskite perovskites

Etymology

From Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.

Related words

bridgmanite ferropericase garnet majorite olivine pyroxene ringwoodite wadsleyite

Derived words

fluoroperovskite perovskitic post-perovskite postperovskite silicate perovskite
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