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leucoderivative

leucoderivative noun: a colorless derivative of a substance which normally produces a color or dye.

Noun

leucoderivative (plural leucoderivatives)

  1. A colorless derivative of a substance which normally produces a color or dye.
    • We have created polyurethane fibers containing a colorless leucoderivative of a blue-violet dye.

Forms of leucoderivative

pluralleucoderivatives
alternative formleuco-derivative
alternative formleuco derivative

Origin of leucoderivative

From leuco- + derivative, literally "colorless derivative".

Questions about leucoderivative

What does leucoderivative mean?
Leucoderivative means a colorless derivative of a substance which normally produces a color or dye.
What part of speech is leucoderivative?
Leucoderivative is a noun.
What is the plural of leucoderivative?
The plural of leucoderivative is leucoderivatives.

Words near leucoderivative in the dictionary

  1. leucoddy
  2. leucodelphinidin
  3. leucodelphinidins
  4. leucodepleted
  5. leucodepletion
  6. leucoderivative
  7. leucoderivatives
  8. leucoderm
  9. leucoderma
  10. leucodermal
  11. leucodermas

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