dråber

Dråber is a Danish noun meaning drops or droplets. It is the plural form of dråbe and refers to small globules of liquid that detach from a larger body of liquid, such as water, rain, tears, or medication.

In everyday and scientific contexts, drops form through the interaction of surface tension, gravity and viscosity. Small droplets tend to be nearly spherical due to surface tension, though their shape can be distorted by motion, air resistance, or interactions with surfaces. The size of a drop varies with the liquid’s properties and the device that creates it, such as a dropper tip or nozzle.

In medical and pharmaceutical language, dråber are also used as a dosing unit. The volume of a single drop depends on the dropper and liquid, but a typical estimate is around 0.05 milliliter per dråbe.

Common terms include øjen-dråber (eye drops), næsedråber (nasal drops) and øredråber (ear drops). In non-medical usage, dråber can refer to rain drops, dew droplets, or tears.

Etymology and usage: The term is native to Danish and forms the plural by adding -er to the singular dråbe, following standard Danish noun pluralization.