LEUCANILINE
Leu*can"i*line, n. Etym: [Leuc- + aniline.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It forms colorless salts.
LEUCHAEMIA
Leu*chæ"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: See Leucocythæmia.
— Leu*chæm"ic, a. [Written also leukæmia, leukæmic.]
LEUCIC; LEUCINIC
Leu"cic, Leu*cin"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin, and called also oxycaproic acid.
LEUCIN
Leu"cin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid. (CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH. L-leucine, the natural form, is present in most proteins.
LEUCITE
Leu"cite, n. Etym: [Gr.leucite.]
1. (Min.)