PEARLITES

Noun

pearlites

plural of pearlite

Anagrams

• pearliest, prelatise, replitase, reptilase

Source: Wiktionary


PEARLITE

Pearl"ite, Pearl"stone`, n. (Min.)

Definition: A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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