STALACTITE crossword answer

All the clues for STALACTITE from previous crossword games.

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Clues for STALACTITE

Clues 1 to 15 of 8.

  Answer Clue
1. STALACTITE It may hang from a cave roof
2. STALACTITE Cave 'icicle'
3. STALACTITE Cavern formation
4. STALACTITE Hanging icicle in a cave
5. STALACTITE Overhead projection?
6. STALACTITE Drip source
7. STALACTITE It may eventually form a column
8. STALACTITE Hanging, of a sort

Meaning of STALACTITE

  Definition
1. 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.
2. In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
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Noun

  • Singular
    Plural
  • stalactite
    stalactites
  • Singular: stalactite
  • Plural: stalactites

Word frequency

STALACTITE is...

40% Complete
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33% Complete
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Synonyms of STALACTITE

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