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decachotomy

decachotomy noun: the division of one into ten separate but related parts.

Noun

decachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural decachotomies)

  1. The division of one into ten separate but related parts.

Forms of decachotomy

pluraldecachotomies

Origin of decachotomy

From deca- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Questions about decachotomy

What does decachotomy mean?
Decachotomy means the division of one into ten separate but related parts.
What part of speech is decachotomy?
Decachotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of decachotomy?
The plural of decachotomy is decachotomies.

Words near decachotomy in the dictionary

  1. decachord
  2. decachordon
  3. decachordons
  4. decachords
  5. decachotomies
  6. decachotomy
  7. decacopper
  8. decacore
  9. decacorn
  10. decacorns
  11. decacuminate

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