Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

druse

/dɹuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: druse
IPA: /dɹuːz/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.

noun

An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.

noun

A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.

noun

Alternative form of Druze.

Example Sentences

"Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite."
"Nontronite, a variety of chloropal occurs as a light yellow powder in druses of the North Conway granite (99, p. 312)."
"A lot of druses are found in the vein, and euhedral crystals of quartz, marcasite and sphalerite are observed as druse minerals."

Etymology

Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Druse

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

druses (plural) drusen (plural)

Derived Forms

drused drusenoid drusiform drusy

Synonyms

druze

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce druse?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹuːz/.
What does druse mean?: A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
Where does druse come from?: It is traced to French.

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