stalactite
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Noun — A tapering, icicle-shaped mineral deposit that forms on a cave ceiling as mineral-rich water drips.
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This is a plain, technical geology term with no informal equivalent.
Etymology
The word comes from New Latin stalactites, itself based on Ancient Greek stalaktos, meaning dripping or dropping, joined to a Latin ending used for naming stones. That Greek word in turn goes back to a verb meaning to drip or let something drip.
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