adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- decanal side
- decanal stall
- the decanal role in the university
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decanal
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɪˈkeɪn.əl/
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/ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/
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/ˈdɛkənæl/
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noun
Meaning 2
The aliphatic aldehyde, CH3(CH2)8CHO, related to capric acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French décanal.
Etymology tree English decane Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English decanal From decane + -al (“aldehyde”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: dziekański — pertaining to a dean or deanery
- Polish: aldehyd alifatyczny — Translations