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perovskite
per·ov·skite [ pə róv skt, pə ráwf skt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
calcium mineral: a black, yellow, or brown calcium titanate mineral. Use: superconductive materials.
[Mid-19th century. After L. A. Perovski (1792-1856), Russian mineralogist]
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