different between leucite vs leucine

leucite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (leukós, “white”) +? -ite.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /?lusa?t/
Homophone: Lucite

Noun

leucite (countable and uncountable, plural leucites)

(mineralogy) 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.
(botany) A leucoplast.

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eutelic

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leucine

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (leukós, “white”) +? -ine

Noun

leucine (countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

(biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

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acetylleucine
leucine zipper

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leucine f

plural of leucina

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enuclei

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leucine

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