leucoxene

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leucoxene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leucoxene \Leu*cox"ene\ (l[-u]*k[o^]ks"[=e]n), n. [Leuco- + Gr.
     xe`nos stranger.] (Min.)
     A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with
     titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the
     alteration of titanic iron.
     [1913 Webster] leukemia