Meanings
noun
- chemistryA trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal gray white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and silicon.
Origin
From Perry + -ite, named after American newspaperman and leading private collector of meteorites Stuart Hoffman Perry (1874–1957).
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APA
perryite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perryite
MLA
“perryite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perryite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perryite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perryite.
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