perlite

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English

Etymology

From French perle (“pearl”) + -ite.

Pronunciation

Noun

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perlite (plural perlites)

  1. (mineralogy) An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
  2. The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.
    • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!‎:
      Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]

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French

Noun

perlite f (plural perlites)

  1. perlite

Descendants

  • → Romanian: perlită f
  • → Turkish: perlit

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Italian

Etymology

From perla +‎ -lite.

Noun

perlite f (plural perliti)

  1. (mineralogy) perlite

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Latin

Participle

perlite

  1. vocative masculine singular of perlitus
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