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Meaning of "perlite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERLITE

From French, from perlepearl1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PERLITE

ˈpɜːlaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERLITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perlite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perlite

Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently. It is an industrial mineral and a commercial product useful for its light weight after processing.

Definition of perlite in the English dictionary

The definition of perlite in the dictionary is a variety of obsidian consisting of masses of small pearly globules: used as a filler, insulator, and soil conditioner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERLITE

daylight · delight · flashlight · flight · highlight · light · lite · marlite · moonlight · pearlite · Peelite · pelite · polite · satellite · scheelite · slight · spotlight · sunlight · thulite · twilight

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERLITE

perkiest · perkily · perkin · Perkin´s mauve · perkiness · perkish · perky · Perl · perlemoen · Perlis · perlitic · Perlman · perlocution · perlocutionary · perlocutionary act · perlustrate · perlustration · perm · perma-tan · permabear

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERLITE

argillite · Bakelite · cellulite · chrysolite · communications satellite · crystallite · elite · flite · halite · hoplite · kimberlite · localite · metabolite · microlite · ophiolite · power elite · socialite · Stellite · tantalite · zeolite

Synonyms and antonyms of perlite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perlite» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PERLITE

Find out the translation of perlite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of perlite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perlite» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

珍珠岩
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

perlita
570 millions of speakers
en

English

perlite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

perlite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيرلايت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

перлит
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

perlita
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

perlite
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

perlite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perlite
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Perlit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

パーライト
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

펄라이트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Perlite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá trân châu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

perlite
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पार्लला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

perlit
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

perlite
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

perlitu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

перліт
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

perlit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περλίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perliet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perlit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perlite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perlite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERLITE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of perlite
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perlite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERLITE»

Discover the use of perlite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perlite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based ...
This expansion or 'popping' of the perlite yields particle densities of < 1 90 kg/m! compared to about 1920 kg/m3 before expansion. In 1999. crude perlite mined worldwide was about 2.1 Mt. Major producers outside North America were Greece ...
P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, 2002
2
Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science
Mahir Alkan Mehmet Dogan Department of Chemistry, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey INTRODUCTION In the early 20th century, researchers discovered that some rocks, including perlite, expanded when rapidly heated. Perlite. a glassy ...
P. Somasundaran, 2006
3
Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the ...
1 1.5.2 Perlite Bato Buckets A recent method of perlite culture called the "bato bucket" system originated from Holland. This system permits re-circulation of the solution as the buckets sit on a drainpipe. While the bato bucket system may use  ...
Howard M. Resh, 2002
4
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
However, the continual breathing of any dust should he absolutely avoided. Perlite and Solka-floc® are finely divided powders manufactured from a volcanic mineral and from wood pulp respectively, which have filtration properties very similar ...
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, 2002
5
Best of Growing Edge: Popular Hydroponics and Gardening for ...
For a long time, perlite has been known as a beneficial soil conditioner. Starting some 15 years ago at the West of Scotland Research Station, a hydroponic technique was developed using pure perlite for growing tomatoes. The technique  ...
Tom Alexander, Amy Knutson, 2000
6
Industrial Gas Handbook: Gas Separation and Purification
7.2.4 Expanded Perlite8 Perlite is a hydrated volcanic rock which, when crushed and expanded by heat to remove the moisture, has been used successfully as insulation in cryogenic systems. It has a low thermal conductivity at 100 K and low ...
Frank G. Kerry, 2007
7
Japanese Wood-Fired Ceramics
17, 14" x 14.5" x 3.5" (35.6 cm x 36.8 cm x 8.9 cm), stoneware with perlite, flashing shino slip, silica stone, natural ash glaze. Artist: Marc Lancet, hedi desuyo photo Thinner forms made of clay bodies with silica or feldspar inclusions are prone ...
Marc Lancet, Masakazu Kusakabe, 2005
8
Thermal Conductivity 22
G. MILANO, F. SCARPA and G. TIMMERMANS ABSTRACT In this work some experimental results concerning the thermophysical properties of expanded perlite board are presented. The temperature dependent thermal diffusivity and ...
Timothy W. Tong, 1994
9
Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
In 2008, the amount of domestic processed crude perlite sold or used increased by 6.1%, while the amount of expanded perlite sold or used decreased by 4.7% compared with that of 2007. Domestic production of processed crude perlite was  ...
Geological Survey (U S ), 2011
10
The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens
Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens Alan Scott, Daniel Wing. *Perlite should conform to ASTM C 549. It is also available in a rigid form, ASTM C 612. ** Vermiculite should conform to ASTM C 516. The tradition of wearing mortarboards (with a ...
Alan Scott, Daniel Wing, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERLITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perlite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vegetables won't thrive in shady area
If you do not have access to a greenhouse rooting bench, you should probably use a mix of half peat moss with half perlite. When you've stuck ... «Midland Reporter-Telegram, Jul 15»
2
Do-it-yourself landscaping may be easier than you think
The medium can be a 50/50 mixture of builder's sand and perlite or simply course vermiculite. The container of cuttings should be placed in an ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
3
Yard, home and garden tips
Root the cuttings in media such as moist vermiculite, perlite, peat moss or potting soil, rather than water. Order spring-flowering bulbs for fall ... «thepaper24-7.com, Jul 15»
4
Brantford gardeners go forth and propagate your woody plants
The mix can be builder's sand with peat moss or add some vermiculite, which holds moisture, or perlite. When the mix is ready, make a hole ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
5
Column: For roses with minimum care try native varieties
Stick the cutting in rooting hormone powder and then slip it into a planting medium of 50 percent potting soil to 50 percent perlite or pumice. «The Sheridan Press, Jul 15»
6
Focus on Pass area business: Bermudez Pool & Spa
On shelves were calcium removers, algaecides, phosphate removers, perlite filter media for pools, bromide cartridges, pool cleaning hoses and ... «The Record Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Flora at the ever growing Toledo Zoo
In the greenhouse, those cuttings are set in wet perlite trays and when rooted, are transferred to pots filled with a soilless mixture of perlite and ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
8
Shedding bark on red oak indicates serious disease
Apply rooting hormone powder and stick the cuttings into a rooting medium such as a mix of half peat moss and half perlite. It needs to drain ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
9
Insulating Wallpaper Using Volcanic Popcorn
Said Dr Singh: “Using perlite also has a number of other advantages. Perlite has a significantly lower embodied energy content than fumed ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
10
Planters out of dirt
First, she says, she mixes equal parts sand, perlite and vermiculite in one jar, then fills the second with sphagnum peat moss and the third with ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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