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Mammillary
/ˈmamɪləɹi/
(speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
📖 Definitions of "Mammillary"
noun
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(speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
- 2
A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.
adjective
- 1
Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.
- 2
Pertaining to the nipples.
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