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leucite

  • /ˈlusaɪt/ US
  • /ˈluːsaɪt/ UK

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

noun leucites

  1. countable, uncountable 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.
  2. countable, uncountable A leucoplast.

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noun mineral

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"leucite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leucite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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leucite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leucite

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"leucite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leucite.

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@misc{leucite_2026,
  title = {leucite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leucite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}