leuco-

variant of leuko-.

Also especially before a vowel, leuc-.

Words Nearby leuco-

Leucas
leucemia
leucine
Leucippus
leucite
leuco-
leuco base
leucoblast
leucocratic
leucocyte
leucocytosis

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How to use leuco- in a sentence

I have been unable to find figures for the heat exchange during oxidation of leuco-dyes, but it is no doubt also small.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton Harvey

British Dictionary definitions for leuco-

leuco-

combining form

white or lacking colour: leucocyte; leucorrhoea; leukaemia

Origin of leuco-

from Greek leukos white

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