STALACTITE
stalactite
(noun) a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stalactite (plural stalactites)
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Source: Wiktionary
Sta*lac"tite, n.; pl. Stalactites. Etym: [Gr. stalactite.] (Geol.) (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks. (b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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