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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.
  2. A leucoplast.

Equivalents

Deutsch Leucit
Español leucita
Suomi leusiitti
Français leucite

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