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perovskite

/pəˈrɒvskaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
per-ovskite
IPA
/pəˈrɒvskaɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.

Etymology

From Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

perovskites (plural)

Derived Forms

fluoroperovskite perovskitic postperovskite

Phrases

post-perovskite silicate perovskite

Frequently Paired Words

bridgmanite ferropericase garnet majorite olivine pyroxene ringwoodite wadsleyite

Questions

How do you pronounce perovskite?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈrɒvskaɪt/.
What does perovskite mean?
A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
Where does perovskite come from?
From Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.

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