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Leucomaine
- - An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
Leucopathy
- - The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents.
Leucopenia
- noun - an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
Leucophane
- - A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also leucophanite.
Leucophyll
- - A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green.
Leucorrhea
- noun - discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
Leucoscope
- - An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness.
Leucothoes
- noun - any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
Leucoturic
- - Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or oxalantin. See Oxalantin.
Leukocytes
- noun - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system