Word: plagioleucitite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pla
gi
o
leu
ci
tite
Definition: An altered form of leucitite. A form of igneous rock that contains leucite
Morphemes:
Affix: plagio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: slanted, oblique
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάγος
Language: grc
Decoded: plagos
Meaning: side
Affix: -ιος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ios
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: ertaining to, belonging to ("of").
Affix: leucite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λευκός
Language: grc
Decoded: leukos
Meaning: white
Affix: -ite
Language: en
Decoded: -ite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.