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perlitic
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or distinctive of perlite; specifically designating a structure in natural glasses characterized by concentric spheroidal cracks.
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Origin
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late 19th century; earliest use found in Frank Rutley (1842–1904), geologist. From perlite + -ic, perhaps after French perlitique
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