leuco-
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variant of leuko-.
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Also especially before a vowel, leuc-.
Words nearby leuco-
leucemia, leucine, leucinuria, 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for leuco-
leuco-
leuko-, before a vowel leuc- or before a vowel leuk-
combining form
white or lacking colourleucocyte; leucorrhoea; leukaemia
Word Origin for leuco-
from Greek leukos white
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Medical definitions for leuco-
leuco-
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Variant ofleuko-
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