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.
| 1756 P. Browne Jamaica (1789) 26 Most of the hills..are chiefly composed of stalactic matter. 1828–32 Webster. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 1 Sept. 4/2 Arrays of stalactic forms. |