leucocratic
[ loo-kuh-krat-ik ]
/ ˌlu kəˈkræt ɪk /
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adjective Geology.
(of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
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Words nearby leucocratic
Leucippus, leucite, leuco-, leuco base, leucoblast, leucocratic, leucocyte, leucocytosis, leucodepleted, leucoderma, leucoline
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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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