leuco base

[ loo-koh ]

/ ˈlu koʊ /

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noun Chemistry.

a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.

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Origin of leuco base

First recorded in 1885–90; independent use of leuco-

Words nearby leuco base

leucine, leucinuria, Leucippus, leucite, leuco-, leuco base, leucoblast, leucocratic, leucocyte, leucocytosis, leucodepleted

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British Dictionary definitions for leuco base

leuco base

/ (ˈluːkəʊ) /

noun

a colourless compound formed by reducing a dye so that the original dye can be regenerated by oxidation

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