Word Meanings - STALACTITE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
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.
- Dependency
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust. - Founding
of Found - Producement
Production. - Resemblant
Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. - Watershoot
A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. - WATERSHIELD
An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly. - Dependent
Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. - Foundation
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. - Limestone
A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble. - Producent
One who produces, or offers to notice. - Resembled
of Resemble - Waterspout
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land. - WATERSHREW
Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris) - Attachment
The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party. - Dependently
In a dependent manner. - Foundationer
One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. - Overlying
of Overlie - Producer
One who produces, brings forth, or generates. - Resembling
of Resemble
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