druse
See also: Druse and Drüse
English
Etymology
Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.
Pronunciation
- enPR: dro͞oz; IPA(key): /dɹuz/
- Rhymes: -uz
Noun
druse (plural druses or drusen)
- (mineralogy) An inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
- 1889, Dana et al, A System of Mineralogy:
- Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite.
- 1969, T. R. Meyers, The Geology of New Hampshire: Minerals and mines, page 18:
- Nontronite, a variety of chloropal occurs as a light yellow powder in druses of the North Conway granite (99, p. 312).
- 1984, Science Reports of the Tohoku University:
- A lot of druses are found in the vein, and euhedral crystals of quartz, marcasite and sphalerite are observed as druse minerals.
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- (botany) An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
- (ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
Derived terms
- drused
- drusenoid
- drusy
Translations
an inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals
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an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants
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a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye
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Anagrams
- Duers, Suder, rused
French
Etymology
From German Druse.
Noun
druse f (plural druses)
- (mineralogy) druse
Descendants
- → Catalan: drusa
- → Spanish: drusa
Further reading
- “druse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
druse f
- plural of drusa