English Explanatory Dictionary

snottite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet (having the consistency of snot or nasal mucus) from the ceilings of some caves like stalactites.

Pronunciation

/ˈsnɒtaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snottite.wav /ˈsnɑtaɪt/

Word forms

snottite snottites

Etymology

Blend of snot (“mucus, especially nasal mucus”) + stalactite, possibly coined by James A. Pisarowicz in unpublished field notes of an exploration of the Villa Luz Cave in Tabasco, Mexico, in 1988.

Synonyms

snoticle
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