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PRONUNCIATION OF LEUCITE

leucite  [ˈluːsaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEUCITE

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determiner
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Leucite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEUCITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leucite

Leucite

Leucite is a rock-forming mineral composed of potassium and aluminium tectosilicate K. Crystals have the form of cubic icositetrahedra but, as first observed by Sir David Brewster in 1821, they are not optically isotropic, and are therefore pseudo-cubic. Goniometric measurements made by Gerhard vom Rath in 1873 led him to refer the crystals to the tetragonal system. Optical investigations have since proved the crystals to be still more complex in character, and to consist of several orthorhombic or monoclinic individuals, which are optically biaxial and repeatedly twinned, giving rise to twin-lamellae and to striations on the faces. When the crystals are raised to a temperature of about 500 °C they become optically isotropic and the twin-lamellae and striations disappear, although they reappear when the crystals are cooled again. This pseudo-cubic character of leucite is very similar to that of the mineral boracite. The crystals are white or ash-grey in colour, hence the name suggested by A. G. Werner in 1701, from 'λευκος', ' white'.

Definition of leucite in the English dictionary

The definition of leucite in the dictionary is a grey or white mineral consisting of potassium aluminium silicate: a source of potash for fertilizers and of aluminium. Formula: KAlSi2O6.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEUCITE


andalusite
ˌændəˈluːsaɪt
anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
brucite
ˈbruːsaɪt
cite
saɪt
excite
ɪkˈsaɪt
eyesight
ˈaɪˌsaɪt
fansite
ˈfænsaɪt
foresight
ˈfɔːˌsaɪt
hindsight
ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt
insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪt
lucite
ˈluːsaɪt
on-site
ˌɒnˈsaɪt
out-of-sight
ˌaʊtəvˈsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
pyrolusite
ˌpaɪrəʊˈluːsaɪt
recite
rɪˈsaɪt
sight
saɪt
site
saɪt
website
ˈwɛbˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEUCITE

leucaemic
leucaemogen
leucaemogenic
Leucas
leucemic
leuchaemia
leucin
leucine
Leucippus
leucitic
leucitohedra
leucitohedron
leuco base
leucoblast
leucocidin
leucocratic
leucocyte
leucocythaemia
leucocytic
leucocytolyses

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEUCITE

analcite
benedicite
boracite
calcite
chalcocite
chlorocalcite
dacite
dulcite
hydrozincite
incite
kamacite
miscite
omphacite
phenacite
plebiscite
pollucite
scolecite
sericite
variscite
zincite

Synonyms and antonyms of leucite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leucite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEUCITE

Find out the translation of leucite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leucite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leucite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白榴石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leucita
570 millions of speakers

English

leucite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leucite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوسيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лейцит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leucite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leucite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leucite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leucite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leucit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白榴石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백 류석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leucite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leucite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leucite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Leucite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

losit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leucite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leucyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лейцит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leucit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leucite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leucit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leucitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leucite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCITE»

The term «leucite» is normally little used and occupies the 123.614 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUCITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leucite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leucite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leucite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEUCITE»

Discover the use of leucite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leucite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rock-forming Minerals
Leucite is a characteristic component of potassic, undersaturated, volcanic and hypabyssal rocks, ranging in composition from ultramafic to felsic. Because water pressure restricts the stability field of leucite (Fig. 223), it does not occur in most ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, 2004
2
Phase Diagrams in Advanced Ceramics
The alkali-bearing minerals found in the blast furnace include kaliophilite- nepheline, leucite, plagioclase, and alkali carbonates [40-44]. Kaliophilite was the dominant reaction product on the inside surface of the lining and in the joints between ...
Allen M. Alper, 1995
3
Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms: ...
rock consisting essentially of leucite, olivine and clinopyroxene. The name should not be used as the term basalt is now restricted to a rock containing essential plagioclase. As the rock is a variety of foidite it should be given the appropriate ...
R. W. Le Maitre, A. Streckeisen, B. Zanettin, 2002
4
Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin
(for feldspars, see Chapter 1 9) Leucite (KAlSi2O6) forms trapezohedral crystals of almost ideal shape (Plate 16f). These crystals are composed of thin twinned plates of tetragonal symmetry that form as a result of transformation from an ...
Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Andrei Bulakh, 2004
5
Igneous Rocks: Composition, Texture and Classification, ...
Its texture is microporphyritic, with about 50 per cent of microphenocrysts of leucite, labradorite, augite, and orthoclase; the miel'ogroundmass consisting ol' augite with small amounts of orthoclsse, olivine, barkevikite, nephelite, magnetite and ...
J.P. Iddings
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Petrology of Lamproites
(1975) also demonstrate the wide melting interval of leucite phlogopite lamproites from the Leucite Hills. Phenocrystal phlogopite and diopside contain 10-50 u,m primary melt inclusions, consisting of gas, plus glass with and without crystals, ...
Roger H. Mitchell, S.C. Bergman, 1991
7
Kimberlites I : Kimberlites and Related Rocks: Proceedings ...
diamondiferous Ellendale pipes and leucite psuedomorphs are commonly present in the groundmass of phlogopite -and/or diopside-rich olivine lamproites containing lesser amounts of modal olivine; priderite is generally conspicuous in these ...
J Kornprobst, 1984
8
Phase-equilibrium Relations of the Common Rock-forming ...
all the phases in equilibrium lie in the plane of the diagram or in this plane produced (cordierite-leucite-silica is a part of the larger plane spinel-silica- leucite) . Thus, Y (fig. 73) is the piercing point of the univariant line leucite + potassium ...
George W. Morey, 1964
9
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
LEUCITE-PLAGIOCLASE ROCKS, ETC. Inclusive. Author's name. Leueitophyre. Leucite-tephrite. Ix'ticotcphrite. Leucite-ba.«anite. I-eucite-basanite. Iveucite- hasanite. Leucite-basanite. I^eucite-basanite. Leucitite. Leucite-tephrite. I incite- ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1903
10
Geochemistry: Pathways and Processes
In figure 10.18b, the intersection of the leucite-anorthite and orthoclase-anorthite subtraction curves with the leucite-orthoclase reaction curve produces this kind of point. A distributary reaction point, shown in figure 10180, has two outlets and, ...
Harry Y. McSween, Steven McAfee Richardson, Maria E. Uhle, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEUCITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leucite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Crowns versus veneers
However, a recent survey of practitioners by Clinicians Report Foundation shows that use of feldspathic ceramic and leucite-reinforced ceramic ... «Dental Economics, Jul 15»
2
Idaho Power resists Nevada coal plant shut down
Receipts in the same period totaled 229,381st from the Black Butte, Leucite Hills, North Antelope Rochelle, Antelope and Black Thunder mines ... «Argus Media, Jul 15»
3
GCU invents nano-powder for uplift of fingerprints
It is pertinent to mention here that the United States Patent Office had already patented GCU's invented 'analytical grade salt', 'nano-leucite for ... «The News International, May 15»
4
Valuable research: GCU set to sell three patents to industry
The nano-leucite fertiliser ensures minimum nutrient loss and reduced groundwater contamination,” a GCU scientist associated with the project ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
5
Humble neutron is valuable tool in geology
... including structural studies of minerals such as quartz, leucite and calcite, measurements of phonons in minerals like calcite to investigate ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
6
Selena Gomez's Ripped Jeans: Shop Her Edgy Look For $70
Lastly, Sel finished off her casual look with fun leucite glasses, black booties and a lustworthy leather jacket emblazoned with patchwork. «Hollywood Life, Feb 15»
7
GCU gets three US patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office patented the university's 'analytical grade salt', 'nano-leucite for slow release nitrogen fertiliser ... «The Nation, Feb 15»
8
NuSmile launches BioCem Universal BioActive cement
“BioCem forms a superior bond between dentin and zirconia, lithium silicates and disilicates, or leucite glass ceramic materials. Moreover ... «Dentistry IQ, Feb 15»
9
THE HIGHWAYMAN: Wild horses in the Wild West
Killpecker is located in the Leucite Hills, which are the remains of volcanic flows from Pleistocene Era eruptions. The presence of the Leucite ... «Delaware County Daily Times, May 14»
10
America's longest mule deer migration discovered in Wyoming
In the winter of 2011, a team led by biologist Hall Sawyer put tracking collars on 40 mule deer near the Leucite Hills in Wyoming's Red Desert. «WyoFile, Apr 14»

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