pearlite noun. ['pǝ:lʌɪt] L19.
[from PEARL noun¹ + -ITE¹.]
Metallurgy. A finely laminated mixture of ferrite and cementite formed in cast iron and steel by the cooling of austenite containing more than 0.8 per cent carbon.

■ pearlitic [-'lɪtɪk] adjective E20.

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