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Stalactite Moderate

Stalactite has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave

2

A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.

See Also
dripstone stalactitic calcium carbonate stillicide calthemite brinicle stalagmite stalactiform
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cylinder
Rhyming Words
ite hite kite qite wite lite bite fite mite vite yite site nite dite gite rite cite elite smite quite
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