Leucite
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈlusaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Leucite is a noun meaning (botany) A leucoplast.
Meaning
(botany) A leucoplast.
More Meanings
- (mineralogy) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
Word Forms
- leucites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tephrite, trachyte, basalt, basanite, leucitite, leucophanite.
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