perovskite

[ puh-rof-skahyt, -rov- ]
/ pəˈrɒf skaɪt, -ˈrɒv- /

noun Mineralogy.

a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO3, found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.

Origin of perovskite

1835–45; < German Perowskit, named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovskiĭ (1792–1856), Russian statesman; see -ite1

British Dictionary definitions for perovskite

perovskite
/ (pɛˈrɒvskaɪt) /

noun

a yellow, brown, or greyish-black mineral form of calcium titanate with some rare-earth elements, which is used in certain high-temperature ceramic superconductors

Word Origin for perovskite

C19: named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovski (1792–1856), Russian statesman