leuco

See also: leuco-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Adjective

leuco (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds.
    leuco base
    leuco dye
    leuco form
    • 1982 April, Masashi Kikuchi, Takamichi Yamagishi, Mitsuhiko Hida, “Kinetic Studies on the Amination of Leucoquinizarin”, in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan‎[1]:
      The amination mechanism of leucoquinizarin was investigated on the basis of the kinetics and structures of leuco compounds.
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