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2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) 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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pearlite n : a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a micro-constituent of steel and cast iron
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