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Stalactite
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.
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A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…
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A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
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A drip, when made of stone. See Drip, 2.
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