leucite

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈlusaɪt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈluːsaɪt/ Homophone: Lucite Hyphenation: leu‧cite === Noun === leucite (countable and uncountable, plural leucites) (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. (botany) A leucoplast. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Leucite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “leucite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. === Anagrams === eutelic == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lø.sit/ Rhymes: -it === Noun === leucite f (countable and uncountable, plural leucites) (mineralogy) leucite === Further reading === “leucite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012