leucite

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US/ˈlusaɪt/UK/ˈluːsaɪt/

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounleucite (countable and uncountable, plural leucites)

plural leucites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA 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.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyA leucoplast.

Origin

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan leucita
  • leucitamineral
Finnish leusiitti
  • leusiittimineral
French leucite
  • leucitemineral
Spanish leucita
  • leucitamineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Lucite

Anagrams

eutelic
Cite this entry
APA

leucite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucite

MLA

“leucite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucite.

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