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perlitic

perlitic adjective: relating to or resembling perlite.

Adjective

perlitic (comparative more perlitic, superlative most perlitic)

  1. Relating to or resembling perlite.
    • the perlitic structure of certain rocks
    • perlitic rock

Forms of perlitic

comparativemore perlitic
superlativemost perlitic

Origin of perlitic

From perlite + -ic.

Questions about perlitic

What does perlitic mean?
Perlitic means relating to or resembling perlite.
What part of speech is perlitic?
Perlitic is an adjective.

Words near perlitic in the dictionary

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

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