decakatal

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noun

An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10¹ katals. Symbol: da

OriginEnglish katal ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecakatal (plural decakatals)

plural decakatals

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10¹ katals. Symbol: da

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishkatal
  9. Englishdecakatal

From deca- + katal.

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Translations

French décakatal
  • décakatalan SI unit of catalytic activity
Malay dekakatal
  • dekakatalan SI unit of catalytic activity
Swedish dekakatal
  • dekakatalan SI unit of catalytic activity
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APA

decakatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decakatal

MLA

“decakatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decakatal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decakatal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decakatal.

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