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decanal

/dɪˈkeɪn.əl/

decanal adjective: pertaining to a dean or deanery.

Adjective

decanal (comparative more decanal, superlative most decanal)

  1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
    • decanal side
    • decanal stall

Noun

IPA/ˈdɛkənæl/

decanal (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid
    Synonyms:
    capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, caprinaldehyde

Examples of decanal in a sentence

  • the decanal role in the university
  • his rectorial as well as decanal residence1809, Ralph Churton, The Life of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 78:

Synonyms of decanal

Forms of decanal

comparativemore decanal
superlativemost decanal

Origin of decanal

From French décanal.

From decane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Words formed from decanal

Questions about decanal

What does decanal mean?
Decanal means pertaining to a dean or deanery.
How do you use decanal in a sentence?
the decanal role in the university
What part of speech is decanal?
Decanal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decanal?
Decanal is pronounced /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/.

Words near decanal in the dictionary

  1. decamping
  2. decampment
  3. decampments
  4. decamps
  5. decan
  6. decanal
  7. decanalisation
  8. decanalisations
  9. decanalise
  10. decanalization
  11. decanalizations

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