English Explanatory Dictionary

brinicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite.

Word forms

brinicle brinicles

Etymology

Blend of brine + icicle, though given that icicle is a pleonastic compound of ice + ickle, brinicle could be surface-analysed as brine + ickle.

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