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单词 druse
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druse


druseamethyst geode

druse

D0403200 (dro͞oz)n. A cavity or opening in rock lined with tiny crystals, usually composed of the same minerals that occur in the rock.
[German, weathered ore, probably from Middle High German druos, gland, tumor, from Old High German.]

druse

(druːz) n, pl druse or drusen1. (Minerals) an aggregate of small crystals within a cavity, esp those lining a cavity in a rock or mineral2. (Botany) botany a globular mass of calcium oxalate crystals formed around an organic core, found in some plant cells[C19: from German, from Old High German druos bump]

Druse

(druːz) or

Druze

n, pl Druse or Druze (Other Non-Christian Religions) a. a member of a religious sect, mainly living in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, having certain characteristics in common with Muslimsb. (as modifier): Druse beliefs. [C18: from Arabic Durūz the Druses, after Ismail al-Darazi Ismail the tailor, 11th-century Muslim leader who founded the sect] ˈDrusean, ˈDrusian, ˈDruzean, ˈDruzian adj

druse

(druz)

n. an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral. [1805–15; < German; compare Middle High German, Old High German druos gland, tumor, German Drüse gland (Middle High German drües, pl. of druos)]
Thesaurus
Noun1.druse - 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 GodDruse - 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; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"Druzeadherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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druso

Druse


Druse:

see DruzeDruze
or Druse
, religious community of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, with important overseas branches in the Americas and Australia. The religious leadership prefers the name Muwahhidun (Unitarians).
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Druse

 

(1) A form of natural crystalline mineral aggregate. It is an accumulation of free crystals that have grown from one end (crystal face or edge) on the walls of cracks or closed cavities in rocks. The free part of the crystals is well defined, with the main direction of growth close to the perpendicular of the growth surface. Druses of quartz, amethyst, calcite, and stibnite often occur.

(2) In plants, an inclusion of calcium oxalate crystals that form in the cells of many plants during their life processes (for example, in the stems of the linden and in the stalks of begonia and dock leaves).

druse

[drüz] (geology) A small cavity in a rock or vein encrusted with aggregates of crystals of the same minerals which commonly constitute the enclosing rock.

druse


druse

(drōōz)n. pl. dru·sen (drōō′zən) One of the small hyaline or colloid bodies sometimes occurring behind the retina of the eye.

Druse


  • noun

Synonyms for Druse

noun 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

Synonyms

  • Druze

Related Words

  • adherent
  • disciple
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