'Pearlite' definitions:

Definition of 'pearlite'

(from WordNet)
noun
A lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron

Definition of 'Pearlite'

From: GCIDE
  • Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic. [1913 Webster]

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