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stalactiform

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sta⋅lac⋅ti⋅form

  [stuh-lak-tuh-fawrm]
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–adjective
resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
Origin:
1830–40; stalact(ite) + -i- + -form
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sta·lac·tite   (stə-lāk'tīt', stāl'ək-)   
n.  An icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.

[New Latin stalactītēs, from Greek stalaktos, dripping, from stalassein, stalak-, to drip.]
sta·lac'ti·form' adj., stal'ac·tit'ic (stāl'āk-tĭt'ĭk, stə-lāk'-) adj.
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