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Meaning of leucite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈlusaɪt/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español leucita
Suomi leusiitti
Français leucite

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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