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Druse vs Douse - What's the difference?

druse | douse |

As nouns the difference between druse and douse

is that druse is while douse is a blow; stroke.

As a verb douse is

(ambitransitive) to plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse or douse can be to strike.

druse

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (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.
  • * 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.
  • (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.
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    douse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
    • (Hudibras)
  • To put out; to extinguish.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) duschen, .

    Verb

    (dous)
  • To strike.
  • (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow; stroke.

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