dripstone

n.

1. A protective drip made of stone, as on a cornice over a door or window. Also called hoodmold.
2. Calcium carbonate in the form of stalactites or stalagmites.

In karst scenery, underground streams carry calcium carbonate in solution. If the water pressure of the stream falls as it enters a cave, or if the amount of dissolved carbon dioxide decreases, the carbonates will be deposited to form dripstone in hanging stalactites or in stubbier, cave-floor stalagmites.

A drip cap made of stone.

dripstone

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

Meaning #2: a drip made of stone
  Synonyms: hoodmold, hoodmould

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sålbænk, tagrende, drypsten

Nederlands (Dutch)
druipsteen, druiplijst

Français (French)
n. - stalactite, stalagmite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tropfstein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) δακρυρρόη

Italiano (Italian)
stalattite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estalactite (f), pedra (f) porosa

Русский (Russian)
фильтр из пористого камня

Español (Spanish)
n. - estalactita, estalagmita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - droppsten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滴水石, 石笋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 滴水石, 石筍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빗물받이 돌

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 石製の水切り, 点滴石

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בליטה למניעת טפטוף, אבן טיפין‬

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