leuco-

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leuco- - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leuco- \Leu"co-\ (l[=u]"k[-o]-), Leuc- \Leuc-\ (l[=u]k-). pref.
     [Gr. leyko`s white.]
     A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif.
     (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic
     compounds, obtained by reduction from certain other colored
     compounds; as, leucaniline, leucaurin, etc.
     [1913 Webster]