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stalactic, a.|stəˈlæktɪk| [ad. Gr. σταλακτικός, dropping, dripping, f. σταλακ-, σταλάσσειν to let drop, intr. to drop, drip.] Deposited by dripping water; pertaining to or consisting of stalactites. Cf. stalactitic a.
1756P. Browne Jamaica (1789) 26 Most of the hills..are chiefly composed of stalactic matter. 1828–32Webster. 1900Westm. Gaz. 1 Sept. 4/2 Arrays of stalactic forms. |