Perovskite Definition
pə-rŏvzkīt, -rŏfs-
noun
A relatively rare yellow, brown, or black mineral, CaTiO3 , sometimes also containing rare-earth elements, such as lanthanum.
American Heritage
Any of various oxides having a crystal structure similar to that of this mineral and that can be found in many superconducting ceramic materials and in electrodes in fuel cells.
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Other Word Forms of Perovskite
Noun
Singular:
perovskite
Plural:
perovskitesOrigin of Perovskite
After Count Lev Alekseyevich Perovski (1792–1856), Russian mineralogist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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