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leucosome

leucosome noun: a coarse-grained quartzofeldspathic vein.

Noun

leucosome (plural leucosomes)

  1. A coarse-grained quartzofeldspathic vein

Forms of leucosome

pluralleucosomes

Origin of leucosome

From leuco- (“white”), due to its whitish color, + -some (“characterized by”).

Questions about leucosome

What does leucosome mean?
Leucosome means a coarse-grained quartzofeldspathic vein.
What part of speech is leucosome?
Leucosome is a noun.
What is the plural of leucosome?
The plural of leucosome is leucosomes.

Words near leucosome in the dictionary

  1. leucosins
  2. leucosis
  3. leucosoid
  4. leucosoids
  5. leucosoma
  6. leucosome
  7. leucosomes
  8. leucosphenite
  9. leucosphere
  10. leucospid
  11. leucospids

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