decanal

English

Etymology 1

From French décanal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/, /ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/
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Adjective

decanal (comparative more decanal, superlative most decanal)

  1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
    decanal side
    decanal stall
    the decanal role in the university
    • 1809, Ralph Churton, The Life of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 78:
      his rectorial as well as decanal residence
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Etymology 2

From decane + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkənæl/
  • (file)

Noun

decanal (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde, CH3(CH2)8CHO, related to capric acid
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décanal. By surface analysis, decan + -al.

Adjective

decanal m or n (feminine singular decanală, masculine plural decanali, feminine and neuter plural decanale)

  1. decanal

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