LEUCITE

Etymology

Noun

leucite (countable and uncountable, plural leucites)

(mineral) 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.

(botany) A leucoplast.

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• eutelic

Source: Wiktionary

Leu"cite, n. Etym: [Gr.leucite.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A leucoplast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition