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pearlite
pearl·ite [ púr lt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
microstructure in steel or cast iron: a microstructure of steel or cast iron made up of bands lamellae of pure iron ferrite and iron carbide cementite
[Late 19th century. <pearl1 + -ite1]

pearl·it·ic [ pur líttik ] adjective
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