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Webster 1913 Edition

(lū′kō̍-fān)

Noun.

[Gr.

λευκοφανήσ

appearing bright or white;

λευκόσ

white +

φαίνειν

to show: cf. G.

leukophan

(Min.)

A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also

leucophanite

leucophane ‎(countable and uncountable, plural leucophanes)