leucocratic

[ loo-kuh-krat-ik ]

/ ˌlu kəˈkræt ɪk /

adjective Geology.

(of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.

Nearby words

leucippus, leucite, leuco base, leuco-, leucoblast, leucocratic, leucocyte, leucocytosis, leucodepleted, leucoderma, leucoline

Origin of leucocratic

leuco- + -crat + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for leucocratic

leucocratic

/ (ˌluːkəˈkrætɪk) /

adjective

(of igneous rocks) light-coloured because of a low content of ferromagnesian minerals

Word Origin for leucocratic

C20: from German leukokrat, from leuco- + Greek kratein to rule

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