ALL meanings of leucite
leu·cite
L l - noun leucite (mineralogy) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock. 1
- noun leucite a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks. 1
- noun leucite (botany) A leucoplast. 0
- noun leucite a grey or white mineral consisting of potassium aluminium silicate: a source of potash for fertilizers and of aluminium. Formula: KAlSi2O6 0
- noun leucite a white or gray mineral, KAlSi2O6, found in potassium-rich igneous rocks; potassium aluminum silicate 0