English noun: pearlite | |||
1. | pearlite (substance) a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lamellar mixture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | globular pearlite, granular pearlite | ||
Substance holonym | cementite, ferrite, iron carbide | ||
Substance meronym | cast iron, steel | ||