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stalactite (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: stalactites, from Greek stalaktos 'falling in drops']
a sharp pointed object hanging down from the roof of a cave, which is formed gradually by water that contains minerals as it drops slowly from the roof
-see also stalagmite stalagmite