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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Pearlstone Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. n a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron Source: ecdict

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