Word: ammonioleucites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
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ni
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leu
cites
Definition: Plural of ammonioleucite. A tetragonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
Morphemes:
Affix: ammonio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms the name of the ammonium analogue of a certain mineral.
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).