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decanal
Definition of decanal
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
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Origin and Etymology of decanal
Medieval Latin decanus dean (from Late Latin, chief of ten) + English -al
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Definition of decanal
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: 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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Origin and Etymology of decanal
International Scientific Vocabulary decane + -al
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