| NOUN | substance | dripstone | the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites |
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| artifact | dripstone, hoodmold, hoodmould | a protective drip that is made of stone |
| Meaning | The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites. | |
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| Broader | calcium carbonate | A salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone |
| Substance of | stalactite | A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave |
| stalagmite | A cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave | |
| Meaning | A protective drip that is made of stone. | |
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| Synonyms | hoodmold, hoodmould | |
| Broader | drip, drip mold, drip mould | (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) |
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