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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.

   "Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite."

2. 2
   Alternative form of Druze. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   an 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 wordnet
4. 4
   An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
5. 5
   A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.

Synonyms

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druze

Example

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"Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

bruch's membrane

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