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perovskite

[ puh-rof-skahyt, -rov- ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.


perovskite

/ pɛˈrɒvskaɪt /

noun

  1. a yellow, brown, or greyish-black mineral form of calcium titanate with some rare-earth elements, which is used in certain high-temperature ceramic superconductors


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perovskite1

1835–45; < German Perowskit, named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovskiĭ (1792–1856), Russian statesman; -ite 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perovskite1

C19: named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovski (1792–1856), Russian statesman

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