leuc-
pref.（前缀）
pref.（前缀）
- Variant of leuko-
leuko-的变体
leuc-
prefix
another name for leuco-
leuco- or leuko- or (before a vowel) leuc- or (before a vowel) leuk-
combining form
white or lacking colour
⇒
leucocyte
⇒
leucorrhoea
⇒
leukaemia
Origin
from Greek leukos whiteleuc-
1
variant of leuco- before a vowel:
leucemia.
Related Words
- leucine
- leuco-
- leucoline
leuc-
or leuco-
chiefly British variant of leuk-
or leuco-
chiefly British variant of leuk-
leuc-
combining form. the form of leuco- before vowels, as in leucine. Also, leuk-.
leuc-
combining form
or leuco- also leuk- or leuko-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek leuk-, leuko- white, from leukos — more at light
1. : white : colorless : weakly colored
< leucaugite >
< leucoplast >
< leukocyte >
— often in names of chemical compounds derived from (as by reduction) or related to a dye or other colored compound
< leucaurin >
< leucomethylene blue >
2. : leukocyte
< leukopenia >
3. : white matter of the brain
< leucotomy >
or leuco- also leuk- or leuko-
1.
< leucaugite >
< leucoplast >
< leukocyte >
— often in names of chemical compounds derived from (as by reduction) or related to a dye or other colored compound
< leucaurin >
< leucomethylene blue >
2.
< leukopenia >
3.
< leucotomy >