Definitions For Speleothem

Noun

SPELEOTHEM (plural SPELEOTHEMs) (geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.

Synonyms

cave formation

Hyponyms

{{top3}} cave pearl flowstone rimstone stalactite stalagmite {{bottom}}

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 洞穴沉積物, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 洞穴沉积物 (dòngxué chénjīwù, sc=Hani) Finnish: tippukivi French: spéléothème, m German: Speläothem Italian: speleotema Japanese: 二次生成物 (nijiseiseibutsu, sc=Jpan) Korean: 스펠레오뎀 Portuguese: espeleotema, m Russian: {{t-needed, ru}} Spanish: espeleotema, m

Etymology

From "cave" + θέμα, , what is laid down

Is Speleothem a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Speleothem is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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