perlitic

Definitions


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or distinctive of perlite; specifically designating a structure in natural glasses characterized by concentric spheroidal cracks.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Frank Rutley (1842–1904), geologist. From perlite + -ic, perhaps after French perlitique




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