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perlites

perlites is the plural of perlite.

Meaning of perlite

Noun

perlite (plural perlites)

  1. An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
    Synonyms:
    pearlstone
  2. The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.
    • 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, […]1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!

Questions about perlites

What is perlites the plural of?
Perlites is the plural of perlite.

Words near perlites in the dictionary

  1. Perlin noise
  2. perlins
  3. Perlis
  4. Perlish
  5. perlite
  6. perlites
  7. perlitic
  8. Perlman
  9. Perlman syndrome
  10. Perlmans
  11. Perlmutter

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