brinicle
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of brine + icicle, though given that icicle is a pleonastic compound of ice + ickle, brinicle could be surface-analysed as brine + ickle.
Noun
[edit]brinicle (plural brinicles)
- A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite.