Word: leucitite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leu
ci
tite
Definition: A form of igneous rock that contains leucite.
Morphemes:
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.