Meanings
druse1
- chemistryA rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite.
1889, Dana et al, A System of Mineralogy2 more examples
Nontronite, a variety of chloropal occurs as a light yellow powder in druses of the North Conway granite (99, p. 312).
1969, T. R. Meyers, The Geology of New Hampshire: Minerals and mines, page 18A lot of druses are found in the vein, and euhedral crystals of quartz, marcasite and sphalerite are observed as druse minerals.
1984, Science Reports of the Tohoku University - biologyAn aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
- medicineA tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
Druse2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
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Origin
- GermanDruse“crystallized piece of ore”
- Englishdruse
Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.
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Bulgarian друза
- друза (druza)a rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals
Czech drúza
- drúzaa rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals
Portuguese drusa, drusa
- drusaa rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals
- drusaan aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants
- drusaa tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye
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