leucocratic
[ loo-kuh-krat-ik ]
/ ˌlu kəˈkræt ɪk /
adjective Geology.
(of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
Words nearby leucocratic
leucippus,
leucite,
leuco base,
leuco-,
leucoblast,
leucocratic,
leucocyte,
leucocytosis,
leucodepleted,
leucoderma,
leucoline
British Dictionary definitions for leucocratic
leucocratic
/ (ˌluːkəˈkrætɪk) /
adjective
(of igneous rocks) light-coloured because of a low content of ferromagnesian minerals
Word Origin for leucocratic
C20: from German
leukokrat, from
leuco- + Greek
kratein to rule