Stalactitic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of or resembling stalactites.

    "Dr. MacCulloch describes calcareous concretions, found in banks of sand in Perthshire, which present a great variety of stalactitic forms, generally more or less complicated, and often exceedingly intricate and strange […]."

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"Dr. MacCulloch describes calcareous concretions, found in banks of sand in Perthshire, which present a great variety of stalactitic forms, generally more or less complicated, and often exceedingly intricate and strange […]."

Etymology

From stalactite + -ic.

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