stalactitIc, stalactitical

[Eng.stal act it ( e ); -ic, -ical. ] Min. & Geol.: Partaking of the structure of a stalactite (q. v.). stal-ac-tit-i-form, a. [English stalactite, and form.] Stalactiform. stălăg-mite, *stal-ag-mi-tēş, s. [Greek stal agma that which drops; suff. -ite ( Min. ).] Min .: The calcareous or other mineral substance forming the floor of a cave, and formed in the same manner as a stalactite (q.v.). Structure, laminar, the laminse frequently showing a fibrous structure at right angles to the plane of deposition. [CAVE DEPOSITS.] *stăl-ag-mi-tēs, s . pl . [STALAGMITE.] stăl-ag-mit-Ic, a. [Eng. stalag mit ( e ); -ic.] Min. & Geol.: Applied to mineral substances which present a similar structure to and which have been formed in the same way as a stalagmite (q. v.). stal-ag-mit-ic-al-ly, adv . [English stalag mit ical; -ly.] In the form or manner of a stalagmite. stălăg-mom-e-ter, s. [Gr. stalagmos =a dropping, and metron a measure.] The same as STAKTOMETER (q. v.). stål-der, subst. [Eng. stall =to set or place.] A trestle or stand for casks.