leucite
Plural: leucites
Noun
- A white or grayish mineral forming igneous rocks.
- 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.
- A leucoplast.
Examples
- Playing LEUCITE helped secure a corner, blocking the opponent’s access to bonus squares.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ite.
Scrabble Score: 9
leucite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordleucite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leucite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
leucite: valid Words With Friends Word