druse
/dɹuːz/
druse noun: a rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
Noun (1)
druse (plural druses or drusen)
- A 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 Mineralogy
- 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 18
- An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
- A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
Noun (2) capitalized: Druse
Druse (plural Druses)
- Alternative form of Druze.
Forms of druse
| plural | druses |
|---|---|
| plural | drusen |
| plural | Druses |
Origin of druse
Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.
Words formed from druse
Words that rhyme with druse
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- amuse
- bemuse
- choose
- excuse
- misuse
- muse
- ooze
- peruse
- accuse
- booze
- news
- ruse
- snooze
- suffuse
- transfuse
- who's
- whose
- circumfuse
- cooze
- defuse
- diffuse
- enthuse
- flues
- fuze
- jalouse
- mews
- perfuse
- snooz
- Toulouse
- twos
- yous
- 'scuse
- accrues
- aloos
- bambooze
- blooze
- boos
- boose
- brews
- canoes
- chews
- clews
- clues
- construes
- contuse
- coos
- coups
- crews
Questions about druse
- What does druse mean?
- Druse means a rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
- What part of speech is druse?
- Druse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce druse?
- Druse is pronounced /dɹuːz/.
- What is the plural of druse?
- The plural of druse is druses.
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