decanal

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/dɪˈkeɪn.əl//ˈdɛ.kə.nəl//ˈdɛkənæl/

adjective

Pertaining to a dean or deanery.

“decanal side”

Similar
capraldehydecapric aldehydecaprinaldehyde
OriginFrench décanal →
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Meanings

decanal1

adjectivedecanal (comparative more decanal, superlative most decanal)

comparative more decanal · superlative most decanal

  1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.

    decanal side

    3 more examples

    decanal stall

    the decanal role in the university

    his rectorial as well as decanal residence

    1809, Ralph Churton, The Life of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 78

decanal2

noundecanal (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid

    Synonyms: capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, caprinaldehyde

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid

Similar
capraldehydecapric aldehydecaprinaldehyde
Also see
caprinaldehydedecylaldehyde

Origin

decanal · adjective

  1. Frenchdécanal
  2. Englishdecanal

From French décanal.

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decanal · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-clip.
  8. Englishdec-
  9. Englishdecane
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Latinalcohol
  15. Proto-Indo-European*de
  16. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  17. Proto-Italic*dē
  18. Latindē
  19. Latinde-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  22. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  23. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  24. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  25. GermanAldehyd
  26. Englishaldehydeclip.
  27. Englishdecanal

From decane + -al (“aldehyde”).

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Translations

Polish dziekański, aldehyd alifatyczny
  • dziekańskipertaining to a dean or deanery
  • aldehyd alifatycznyTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

candelacanaled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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