n. A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A titanate of calcium, occurring in crystals of isometric form (though perhaps through pseudosymmetry), and having a yellow to black color.
Word Usage
"An alternative material, known as perovskite, is far less expensive than platinum and may do the job more effectively, engineers from the research arm of General Motors report in the March 26 Science."