See Also: Deca-(medicine)
deca-(dictionary)
deca-(dictionary)
Deca-durabolin(health)

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deca- combining form. Before a vowel dec-.
[Greek deka ten.]
Used with the sense 'having ten, tenfold'; spec. in names of units of measurement, used to denote a factor of ten, as decagram, decalitre, decametre, etc. Abbreviation da.
decagynous adjective (Botany) having ten pistils M19.
decahydro'naphthalene noun (Chemistry) a colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C10H18, used esp. as a solvent in the paint industry; = DECALIN: L19.
decamer noun (Chemistry) a compound whose molecule is composed of ten molecules of monomer M20.
deca'meric adjective (Chemistry) of the nature of a decamer, consisting of a decamer or decamers M20.
deca'metric adjective (of radio waves) having a wavelength of 10 to 100 metres M20.
decandrous adjective (Botany) having ten stamens E19.
decangular adjective having ten angles, decagonal E19.
deca'peptide noun (Biochemistry) any peptide composed of ten amino-acid residues E20.
deca'phyllous adjective (Botany) having ten leaves L18.
decaploid adjective [-PLOID] Biology having ten homologous sets of chromosome E20.