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perovskite
[ puh-rof-skahyt, -rov- ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.
perovskite
/ pɛˈrɒvskaɪt /
noun
- 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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