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pearlites

pearlites is the plural of pearlite.

Meaning of pearlite

Noun

pearlite (countable and uncountable, plural pearlites)

  1. A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.

Questions about pearlites

What is pearlites the plural of?
Pearlites is the plural of pearlite.

Words near pearlites in the dictionary

  1. pearlings
  2. pearlins
  3. pearlised
  4. pearlish
  5. pearlite
  6. pearlites
  7. pearlitic
  8. pearlized
  9. pearlless
  10. pearllike
  11. Pearlman

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