decanal
adjectiveDefinition of decanal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of or relating to a dean or deanery decanal duties
2 : of or being the ecclesiastical south side of the choir of a cathedral or church —contrasted with cantorial
decanal
nounDefinition of decanal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a high-boiling liquid aldehyde CH3(CH2)8CHO found in essential oils (as oils of orrisroot and lemongrass)
— called also
capraldehyde, capric aldehyde, decylaldehyde
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