Usually means: Stalactite or stalagmite mineral formation.
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General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. dripstone: Merriam-Webster
  2. dripstone: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dripstone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dripstone: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dripstone: Vocabulary.com
  6. dripstone: Wordnik
  7. dripstone: Wiktionary
  8. dripstone: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. dripstone: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Dripstone, dripstone: Dictionary.com
  11. Dripstone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Dripstone: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. dripstone: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. dripstone: Rhymezone
  15. Dripstone: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. dripstone: FreeDictionary.org
  17. dripstone: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  18. dripstone: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. dripstone: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dripstone: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY (No longer online)

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dripstone: Gems and Precious Stones
  2. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dripstone)

noun:  (architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
noun:  A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
noun:  (geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

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