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.
Anagrams
• 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