Webster's Dictionary 1913

1621

Leucitic

Leu‐cit″ic (lū̍‐sĭt″ĭk), a.(Min.) Containing leucite; as, leucitic rocks.

1622

Leucitoid

Leu″ci‐toid (lū″sĭ‐toid), n. [Leucite + -oid.] (Crystallog.) The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; — so called as being the form of the mineral leucite.

1623

Leuco-

{ Leu″co– (lū″kō̍–), Leuc– (lūk–). } [Gr. λευκόσ white.] A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif. (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic compoun...

1624

Leucocyte

Leu″co‐cyte (lū″kō̍‐sīt), n. [Leuco- + Gr. κύτοσ a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bon...

1625

Leucocythæmia

{ ‖Leu′co‐cy‐thæ″mi‐a‖Leu′co‐cy‐the″mi‐a } (lū′kō̍‐sī̍‐thē″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λευκόσ white + κύτοσ a hollow vessel + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A disease in which the white corpu...

1626

Leucocytogenesis

Leu′co‐cy′to‐gen″e‐sis (–sī′tō̍‐jĕn″ē̍‐sĭs), n. [Leucocyte + genesis.] (Physiol.) The formation of leucocytes.

1627

Leucoethiopic

Leu′co‐e′thi‐op″ic (–ē′thĭ‐ŏp″ĭk), a. [Leuco- + Ethiopic.] White and black; — said of a white animal of a black species, or the albino of the negro race.

1628

Leucoethiops

Leu′co‐e″thi‐ops (–ē″thĭ‐ŏps), n. [Leuco- + Aethiops.] An albino. [Also written leucœthiops.]

1629

Leucoline

Leu″co‐line (lū″kō̍‐lĭn or –lēn), n. [Leuc- + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous organic base from coal tar, and identical with quinoline. Cf. Quinoline.

1630

Leucoma

‖Leu‐co″ma (lū̍‐kō″mȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λεύκωμα, fr. λευκόσ white.] (Med.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; — called also albugo.

1631

Leucomaine

Leu‐co″ma‐ine (lū̍‐kō″mȧ‐ĭn or –ēn), n. [Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine.] (Physiol. Chem.) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkal...

1632

Leuconic

Leu‐con″ic (–kŏn″ĭk), a. [Leuc- + croconic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.

1633

Leucopathy

Leu‐cop″a‐thy (lū̍‐kŏp″ȧ‐thy̆), n. [Leuco- + Gr. πάσχειν, παθει̑ν to suffer.] The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents.

1634

Leucophane

Leu″co‐phane (lū″kō̍‐fān), n. [Gr. λευκοφανήσ appearing bright or white; λευκόσ white + φαίνειν to show: cf. G. leukophan.] (Min.) A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a ...

1635

Leucophlegmacy

Leu′co‐phleg″ma‐cy (lū′kō̍‐flĕg″mȧ‐sy̆), n. [Gr. λευκοφλεγματία; λευκόσ white + φλέγμα phlegm: cf. F. leucophlegmasie.] (Med.) A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of ...

1636

Leucophlegmatic

Leu′co‐phleg‐mat″ic (–flĕg‐măt″ĭk), a. [Cf. F. leucophlegmatique, Gr. λευκοφλέγματοσ.] Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin.

1637

Leucophyll

Leu″co‐phyll (lū″kō̍‐fĭl), n. [Leuco- + Gr. φύλλον a leaf.] (Chem.) A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green. Watts.

1638

Leucophyllous

Leu‐coph″yl‐lous (lū̍‐kŏf″ĭl‐lŭs or lū′kō̍‐fĭl″lŭs), a. [Gr. λευκόφυλλοσ; λευκόσ white + φύλλον a leaf.] (Bot.) Having white or silvery foliage.

1639

Leucoplast

{ Leu″co‐plast (lū″kō̍‐plăst), Leu′co‐plas″tid (–plăs″tĭd), } n. [Leuco- + Gr. πλάσσειν to mold.] (Bot.) One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in th...

1640

Leucopyrite

Leu‐cop″y‐rite (lū̍‐kŏp″ĭ‐rīt), n. [Leuco- + pyrites.] (Min.) A mineral of a color between white and steel-gray, with a metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron.

1641

Leucorrhœa

Leu′cor‐rhœ″a (lū′kŏr‐rē″ȧ), n. [Leuco- + Gr. ρεἱ̑ν to flow.] (Med.) A discharge of a white, yellowish, or greenish, viscid mucus, resulting from inflammation or irritation of t...

1642

Leucoryx

‖Leu″co‐ryx (lū″kō̍‐rĭks), n. [NL., from Gr. λευκόσ + ὄρυξ a kind of gazelle.] (Zoöl.) A large antelope of North Africa (Oryx leucoryx), allied to the gemsbok.

1643

Leucoscope

Leu″co‐scope (lū″kō̍‐skōp), n. [Leuco- + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing differen...

1644

Leucosoid

Leu″co‐soid (–soid), a. [NL. Leucosia, the typical genus (fr. Gr. λευκόσ white) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box...

1645

Leucosphere

Leu″co‐sphere (–sfēr), n. [Leuco- + sphere.] (Astron.) The inner corona.

1646

Leucoturic

Leu′co‐tu″ric (lū′kō̍‐tū″rĭk), a. [Leuco- + allantoic + uric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic a...

1647

Leucous

Leu″cous (lū″kŭs), a. [Gr. λευκόσ.] White; — applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their skin and hair.