[stuh-lag-mahyt, stal-uh
g-mahyt] 
| a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. |
[stal-uhg-mit-ik] , stal⋅ag⋅mit⋅i⋅cal, adjective | sta·lag·mite (stə-lāg'mīt', stāl'əg-) n. A conical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water. [New Latin stalagmītēs, a drop, from Greek stalagma, a drop, or stalagmos, dropping, both from stalassein, stalak-, to drip.] stal'ag·mit'ic (stāl'əg-mĭt'ĭk, stə-lāg'-) adj. |