deca

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/ˈdɛkə/

noun

The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

OriginLatin decas ← Ancient Greek δεκάς →
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Meanings

deca1

noundeca (countable and uncountable, plural decas)

plural decas

  1. slanguncountablebodybuildingThe anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
  2. abbreviationclippingcountableuncountablehobbiesClipping of decathlon.

DECA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Defence Electronics and Components Agency.
  2. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Distributive Education Clubs of America.
nounDECA (plural DECAs)

plural DECAs

  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of DirecTV ethernet-over-coaxial adapter, a device created by DirecTV that allows for the running ethernet over RG59 and RG6 coax cabling.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδεκάς“10”
  2. Latindecas“ten”
  3. Englishdeca

From deca-, from Latin decas (“ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás, “10”). Sense 1 is a clipping of decanoate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deca

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Sounds the same

decker (non-rhotic)

Anagrams

cadedaceecad
Cite this entry
APA

deca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca

MLA

“deca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deca.

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