deca-dec-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel dec-.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French déca-; Latin deca-.

Etymology: < French déca- and its etymon classical Latin, post-classical Latin, and scientific Latin deca- (in e.g. decastylos decastyle adj.) < ancient Greek δεκα- , combining form (in e.g. δεκάδραχμος decadrachm n.) of δέκα ten < the same Indo-European base as ten adj.

Greek δεκα- ten, an initial element in numerous technical words: see below.

decacanthous adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈkanθəs/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈkænθəs/

having ten spines ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1882). [After scientific Latin decacanthus (1799 or earlier).]

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deca-carbon adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈkɑːbən/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈkɑrbən/

Chemistry

decacarbon series n.

Brit.

/dɛkəˈkɑːbən ˌsɪərɪz/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈkɑrbən ˌsɪriz/

the series of hydrocarbon compounds containing C₁₀, as decane, decene, decine, decyl.

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Decacera n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkas(ə)rə/

U.S.

/dəˈkæs(ə)rə/

Zoology (plural) a name proposed by some naturalists for the ten-armed cephalopods, otherwise called Decapoda. [ < scientific Latin Decacera (1825) < deca- deca- comb. form + ancient Greek κερατ- , κέρας horn (see cerato- comb. form) + scientific Latin -a -a suffix²; compare French Decacères, plural (1825).]

decacerate adj.

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/dᵻˈkas(ə)rət/

U.S.

/dəˈkæs(ə)rət/

[after scientific Latin Decacerata (1818 or earlier)]

decacerous adj.

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/dᵻˈkas(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/dəˈkæs(ə)rəs/

( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1882) ten-horned, pertaining to the Decacera.

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decadactylous adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈdaktᵻləs/

/ˌdɛkəˈdaktl̩əs/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈdæktələs/

Zoology having ten rays or fingers ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [ < scientific Latin decadactylus (1764 or earlier) < ancient Greek δεκαδάκτυλος ten fingers long or wide, in Hellenistic Greek also having ten fingers < δεκα- deca- comb. form δάκτυλος finger (see dactylo- comb. form); compare French decadactyle (1808 or earlier).]

decadianome n.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈdʌɪənəʊm/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈdaɪəˌnoʊm/

Mathematics a quartic surface (dianome) having ten conical points.

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1874 G. Salmon Treat. Analytic Geom. Three Dimensions (ed. 3) 507 Decadianome.

decafid adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəfɪd/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌfɪd/

= decemfid adj. at decem- comb. form ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [ < scientific Latin decafidus (1728 or earlier) < classical Latin deca- deca- comb. form + -fidus -fid comb. form; compare French décafide (1800 or earlier).]

decagynous adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkadʒᵻnəs/

/dᵻˈkadʒn̩əs/

U.S.

/dəˈkædʒənəs/

[Compare scientific Latin decagynus (1737 or earlier), French decagyne (1800 or earlier).]

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1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 274 A flower with Ten carpels or Ten styles is Decagynous.

decalet n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəlᵻt/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəlᵻt/

a stanza of ten lines.Apparently an isolated use. [After triplet n.]

decalobate adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkaləbeɪt/

U.S.

/dəˈkæləˌbeɪt/

ten-lobed. [Compare scientific Latin decalobatus (1831 or earlier), French décalobé (1800 or earlier).]

decamerous adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkam(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/dəˈkæm(ə)rəs/

consisting of ten parts or divisions, decempartite ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [Compare scientific Latin Decamera, French décamère (both 1842 or earlier).]

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1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 654 Whorls dimerous to octamerous..or pentamerous and decamerous.

decameter n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkamᵻtə/

U.S.

/dəˈkæmədər/

a verse consisting of ten metrical feet.Apparently an isolated use. [Compare post-classical Latin decameter (3rd cent.), Greek δεκάμετρος in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Knights 496.]

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > verse of ten feet

decameter1821

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 387 They might have appeared as decameters, had that structure of verse pleased the eyes of the compositor.

decangular adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkaŋɡjᵿlə/

U.S.

/dəˈkæŋɡjələr/

having ten angles = decagonal adj. [ < scientific Latin decangularis (1753 or earlier; compare post-classical Latin decangularis (1502 or earlier)) < classical Latin deca- deca- comb. form + angulāris angular adj.]

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1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Decangular, having ten angles. Lee.

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decantherous adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈkanθ(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/dəˈkænθ(ə)rəs/

Botany having ten anthers. [After scientific Latin Decantherae (1742 or earlier).]

decapartite adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɑːtʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɑrˌtaɪt/

= decempartite: see decem- comb. form. [Compare scientific Latin decapartitus (1744 or earlier), French décapartite (1843 or earlier).]

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a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 197 The vaulting, having its sides divided..making in all a decapartite vault.

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decapetalous adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɛtələs/

/ˌdɛkəˈpɛtl̩əs/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɛdl̩əs/

Botany having ten petals ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [After scientific Latin and post-classical Latin decapetalus (1689 or earlier).]

decaphyllous adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈfɪləs/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈfɪləs/

Botany ten-leaved. [After scientific Latin decaphyllus (1727 or earlier); compare French décaphylle (1788 or earlier).]

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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having many or particular number of leaves

cinquefoilc1420

quatrefoil?1440

five-leaved1658

two-leaved1688

septifolious1721

tetraphyllous1731

trefoil1752

biphyllous1756

triphyllous1760

polyphyllous1785

decaphyllous1793

four-leaved1793

bifoliate1836

trefoiled1854

decemfoliate1858

polyphylline1872

trefoliated1900

decemjugate-

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. F3 Decaphyllus calyx, a decaphyllous or ten-leaved calyx; as in Hibiscus.

decapterygian adj. and n.

Brit.

/dᵻˌkaptəˈrɪdʒɪən/

U.S.

/dəˌkæptəˈrɪdʒiən/

[Compare French décaptérygien (1819 or earlier).]

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1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Decapterygians, a name given by Schneider to an artificial division of fishes, including such as have ten fins.

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decapterygious adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˌkaptəˈrɪdʒɪəs/

U.S.

/dəˌkæptəˈrɪdʒiəs/

Ichthyology having ten fins. [ < scientific Latin Decapterygii (1801 or earlier; < deca- deca- comb. form + -pterygii : see -pterygious comb. form) + -ous suffix.]

decasemic adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈsiːmɪk/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈsimɪk/

consisting of ten units of metrical measurement as a ‘decasemic colon’. [Compare post-classical Latin decasemus (4th cent.), Hellenistic Greek δεκάσημος.]

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decasepalous adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈsɛp(ə)ləs/

/ˌdɛkəˈsiːp(ə)ləs/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈsɛp(ə)ləs/

/ˌdɛkəˈsip(ə)ləs/

Botany having ten sepals. [After scientific Latin decasepalus (1790 or earlier); compare French décasépale (1817 or earlier).]

decaspermal adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈspəːml/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈspərm(ə)l/

(also decaˈspermous) Botany having ten seeds. [After scientific Latin decaspermus (1751 or earlier); compare French décasperme (1782 or earlier).]

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1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Decaspermal, Decaspermous, containing ten seeds, as the berry of Psidium decaspermum.

2. esp. in the nomenclature of the French metric system, the initial element in names of measures and weights, composed of ten times the standard unit of the series in question. (Cf. deci- comb. form.)

decagramme n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəɡram/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌɡræm/

(also decagram) the weight of 10 grammes (= 154.32349 troy grains, or .353 oz. avoird.). [ < French décagramme (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + gramme gram n.²]

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > decimal multiples of

myriagram1797

hectogramme1810

decagramme1890

1890 Daily News 10 Dec. 3/3 He then brought up the dose of lymph to two decagrammes, a potent one.

decalitre n.

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/ˈdɛkəˌliːtə/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌlidər/

a measure of capacity, containing 10 litres (= 610.28 cubic inches, or a little over 2¹/ ₅ gallons). [ < French décalitre (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + litre litre n.²]

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > litre > ten litres

decalitre1860

1860 All Year Round 18 Aug. 448 A decalitre..would contain a hundred thousand grains [of wheat].

decametre n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəˌmiːtə/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌmidər/

a lineal measure of 10 metres (= 32 ft. 9.7079 inches English). [ < French décamètre (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + mètre metre n.²]

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > metre > ten metres

decametre1810

1810 Naval Chron. 24 301-2. [Has decagram, decalittre, decameter, decar.]

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 417 Decametre signifies ten metres.

† decare n. obsolete a measure of 10 ares = 1000 square metres. [ < French décare (1794 or earlier) < déca- deca- comb. form + are are n.²]

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a space measuring so much each way > one thousand square metres

decare1828

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 419 Kiliare..Hectare..Decare.

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decastere n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəstɪə/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəˌstɪ(ə)r/

a solid measure = 10 steres or cubic metres. [ < French décastère (1791 or earlier) < déca- deca- comb. form + stère stere n.]

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decamer n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkəmə/

U.S.

/ˈdɛkəmər/

Chemistry and Biochemistry a compound whose molecule is formed from ten monomers; also, a molecule of such a compound.

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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymers > [noun] > types (by number of monomers) > decamer

decamer1946

1946 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 68 359/1 A series of cyclic polymers increasing by units of (CH₃)₂SiO have been isolated up to the decamer.

1984 Biophysical Jrnl. 45 248a Octopus hemocyanin exists in vivo as a 51S decamer of 11S subunits.

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decameric adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈmɛrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈmɛrɪk/

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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymers > [adjective] > types (by number of monomers) > decamer

decameric1960

1960 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 3611 The decameric phosphonitrilic fluoride..boils only 1.2° below perfluorohexadecane.

1979 Dokladȳ Akademii Nauk SSSR 249 8 (heading) Mass spectra and the structure of octa- and decameric organosylsesquioxanes.

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decametric adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈmɛtrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈmɛtrɪk/

Astrophysics consisting of or producing radio waves with a wavelength between 10m and 100m (i.e. a frequency between 3 and 30MHz).

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > radio wave > [adjective] > of spec length

decametric1960

1960 Science 28 Oct. 1250/3 Since the spring of 1960 a strong positive correlation between Jupiter's decametric emission and solar decametric continuum emission observed at Boulder has been evident.

1978 Nature 26 Jan. 313/1 This approach has been adopted by Melrose who suggests the same mechanism may explain the similar radiation from Jupiter in the decametric band.

1984 Radio Sci. 19 556/1 Jovian decametric radiation, or DAM, has been observed by ground-based radio astronomers at selected frequencies since the 1950s.

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decapeptide n.

Brit.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɛptʌɪd/

U.S.

/ˌdɛkəˈpɛpˌtaɪd/

Biochemistry any peptide composed of ten amino-acid residues. [ < German Decapeptid (E. Fischer 1906, in Berichte der Deutsch. Chem. Ges. 39 2904).]

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1908 R. H. A. Plimmer Chem. Constitution of Proteins II. 31 The compound bromisocapronyl-diglycyl-glycyl chloride can be obtained, and by condensing it with the esters of amino acids and of polypeptides Fischer has prepared a hexa-, a hepta-, and a deca-peptide.

1929 H. H. Mitchell & T. S. Hamilton Biochem. of Amino Acids i. 93 Decapeptide: leucyl-octaglycyl-glycine.

1956 Nature 17 Mar. 527/2 Its amino-acid composition was consistent with a decapeptide structure.

1984 Peptides V. 865 The decapeptide form of human gastrin releasing peptide was isolated from acid extracts of liver tissue containing a metastatic human bronchial carcinoid tumor.

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单词	deca-
释义	deca-dec-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel dec-. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French déca-; Latin deca-. Etymology: < French déca- and its etymon classical Latin, post-classical Latin, and scientific Latin deca- (in e.g. decastylos decastyle adj.) < ancient Greek δεκα- , combining form (in e.g. δεκάδραχμος decadrachm n.) of δέκα ten < the same Indo-European base as ten adj. Greek δεκα- ten, an initial element in numerous technical words: see below. 1. decacanthous adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈkanθəs/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈkænθəs/ having ten spines ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1882). [After scientific Latin decacanthus (1799 or earlier).] Categories » deca-carbon adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈkɑːbən/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈkɑrbən/ Chemistry decacarbon series n. Brit. /dɛkəˈkɑːbən ˌsɪərɪz/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈkɑrbən ˌsɪriz/ the series of hydrocarbon compounds containing C₁₀, as decane, decene, decine, decyl. Categories » Decacera n. Brit. /dᵻˈkas(ə)rə/ , U.S. /dəˈkæs(ə)rə/ Zoology (plural) a name proposed by some naturalists for the ten-armed cephalopods, otherwise called Decapoda. [ < scientific Latin Decacera (1825) < deca- deca- comb. form + ancient Greek κερατ- , κέρας horn (see cerato- comb. form) + scientific Latin -a -a suffix²; compare French Decacères, plural (1825).] decacerate adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkas(ə)rət/ , U.S. /dəˈkæs(ə)rət/ [after scientific Latin Decacerata (1818 or earlier)] decacerous adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkas(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /dəˈkæs(ə)rəs/ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1882) ten-horned, pertaining to the Decacera. Categories » decadactylous adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈdaktᵻləs/ , /ˌdɛkəˈdaktl̩əs/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈdæktələs/ Zoology having ten rays or fingers ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [ < scientific Latin decadactylus (1764 or earlier) < ancient Greek δεκαδάκτυλος ten fingers long or wide, in Hellenistic Greek also having ten fingers < δεκα- deca- comb. form δάκτυλος finger (see dactylo- comb. form); compare French decadactyle (1808 or earlier).] decadianome n. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈdʌɪənəʊm/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈdaɪəˌnoʊm/ Mathematics a quartic surface (dianome) having ten conical points. ΚΠ 1874 G. Salmon Treat. Analytic Geom. Three Dimensions (ed. 3) 507 Decadianome. decafid adj. Brit. /ˈdɛkəfɪd/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌfɪd/ = decemfid adj. at decem- comb. form ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [ < scientific Latin decafidus (1728 or earlier) < classical Latin deca- deca- comb. form + -fidus -fid comb. form; compare French décafide (1800 or earlier).] decagynous adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkadʒᵻnəs/ , /dᵻˈkadʒn̩əs/ , U.S. /dəˈkædʒənəs/ [Compare scientific Latin decagynus (1737 or earlier), French decagyne (1800 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 274 A flower with Ten carpels or Ten styles is Decagynous. decalet n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəlᵻt/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəlᵻt/ a stanza of ten lines.Apparently an isolated use. [After triplet n.] decalobate adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkaləbeɪt/ , U.S. /dəˈkæləˌbeɪt/ ten-lobed. [Compare scientific Latin decalobatus (1831 or earlier), French décalobé (1800 or earlier).] decamerous adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkam(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /dəˈkæm(ə)rəs/ consisting of ten parts or divisions, decempartite ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [Compare scientific Latin Decamera, French décamère (both 1842 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 654 Whorls dimerous to octamerous..or pentamerous and decamerous. decameter n. Brit. /dᵻˈkamᵻtə/ , U.S. /dəˈkæmədər/ a verse consisting of ten metrical feet.Apparently an isolated use. [Compare post-classical Latin decameter (3rd cent.), Greek δεκάμετρος in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Knights 496.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > verse of ten feet decameter1821 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 387 They might have appeared as decameters, had that structure of verse pleased the eyes of the compositor. decangular adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkaŋɡjᵿlə/ , U.S. /dəˈkæŋɡjələr/ having ten angles = decagonal adj. [ < scientific Latin decangularis (1753 or earlier; compare post-classical Latin decangularis (1502 or earlier)) < classical Latin deca- deca- comb. form + angulāris angular adj.] ΚΠ 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Decangular, having ten angles. Lee. Categories » decantherous adj. Brit. /dᵻˈkanθ(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /dəˈkænθ(ə)rəs/ Botany having ten anthers. [After scientific Latin Decantherae (1742 or earlier).] decapartite adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈpɑːtʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈpɑrˌtaɪt/ = decempartite: see decem- comb. form. [Compare scientific Latin decapartitus (1744 or earlier), French décapartite (1843 or earlier).] ΚΠ a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 197 The vaulting, having its sides divided..making in all a decapartite vault. Thesaurus » Categories » decapetalous adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈpɛtələs/ , /ˌdɛkəˈpɛtl̩əs/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈpɛdl̩əs/ Botany having ten petals ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [After scientific Latin and post-classical Latin decapetalus (1689 or earlier).] decaphyllous adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈfɪləs/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈfɪləs/ Botany ten-leaved. [After scientific Latin decaphyllus (1727 or earlier); compare French décaphylle (1788 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having many or particular number of leaves cinquefoilc1420 quatrefoil?1440 five-leaved1658 two-leaved1688 septifolious1721 tetraphyllous1731 trefoil1752 biphyllous1756 triphyllous1760 polyphyllous1785 decaphyllous1793 four-leaved1793 bifoliate1836 trefoiled1854 decemfoliate1858 polyphylline1872 trefoliated1900 decemjugate- 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. F3 Decaphyllus calyx, a decaphyllous or ten-leaved calyx; as in Hibiscus. decapterygian adj. and n. Brit. /dᵻˌkaptəˈrɪdʒɪən/ , U.S. /dəˌkæptəˈrɪdʒiən/ [Compare French décaptérygien (1819 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Decapterygians, a name given by Schneider to an artificial division of fishes, including such as have ten fins. Categories » decapterygious adj. Brit. /dᵻˌkaptəˈrɪdʒɪəs/ , U.S. /dəˌkæptəˈrɪdʒiəs/ Ichthyology having ten fins. [ < scientific Latin Decapterygii (1801 or earlier; < deca- deca- comb. form + -pterygii : see -pterygious comb. form) + -ous suffix.] decasemic adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈsiːmɪk/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈsimɪk/ consisting of ten units of metrical measurement as a ‘decasemic colon’. [Compare post-classical Latin decasemus (4th cent.), Hellenistic Greek δεκάσημος.] Thesaurus » Categories » decasepalous adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈsɛp(ə)ləs/ , /ˌdɛkəˈsiːp(ə)ləs/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈsɛp(ə)ləs/ , /ˌdɛkəˈsip(ə)ləs/ Botany having ten sepals. [After scientific Latin decasepalus (1790 or earlier); compare French décasépale (1817 or earlier).] decaspermal adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈspəːml/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈspərm(ə)l/ (also decaˈspermous) Botany having ten seeds. [After scientific Latin decaspermus (1751 or earlier); compare French décasperme (1782 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Decaspermal, Decaspermous, containing ten seeds, as the berry of Psidium decaspermum. 2. esp. in the nomenclature of the French metric system, the initial element in names of measures and weights, composed of ten times the standard unit of the series in question. (Cf. deci- comb. form.) decagramme n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəɡram/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌɡræm/ (also decagram) the weight of 10 grammes (= 154.32349 troy grains, or .353 oz. avoird.). [ < French décagramme (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + gramme gram n.²] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > decimal multiples of myriagram1797 hectogramme1810 decagramme1890 1890 Daily News 10 Dec. 3/3 He then brought up the dose of lymph to two decagrammes, a potent one. decalitre n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəˌliːtə/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌlidər/ a measure of capacity, containing 10 litres (= 610.28 cubic inches, or a little over 2¹/ ₅ gallons). [ < French décalitre (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + litre litre n.²] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > litre > ten litres decalitre1860 1860 All Year Round 18 Aug. 448 A decalitre..would contain a hundred thousand grains [of wheat]. decametre n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəˌmiːtə/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌmidər/ a lineal measure of 10 metres (= 32 ft. 9.7079 inches English). [ < French décamètre (1795) < déca- deca- comb. form + mètre metre n.²] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > metre > ten metres decametre1810 1810 Naval Chron. 24 301-2. [Has decagram, decalittre, decameter, decar.] 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 417 Decametre signifies ten metres. † decare n. obsolete a measure of 10 ares = 1000 square metres. [ < French décare (1794 or earlier) < déca- deca- comb. form + are are n.²] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a space measuring so much each way > one thousand square metres decare1828 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 419 Kiliare..Hectare..Decare. Thesaurus » Categories » decastere n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəstɪə/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəˌstɪ(ə)r/ a solid measure = 10 steres or cubic metres. [ < French décastère (1791 or earlier) < déca- deca- comb. form + stère stere n.] Draft additions 1993 decamer n. Brit. /ˈdɛkəmə/ , U.S. /ˈdɛkəmər/ Chemistry and Biochemistry a compound whose molecule is formed from ten monomers; also, a molecule of such a compound. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymers > [noun] > types (by number of monomers) > decamer decamer1946 1946 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 68 359/1 A series of cyclic polymers increasing by units of (CH₃)₂SiO have been isolated up to the decamer. 1984 Biophysical Jrnl. 45 248a Octopus hemocyanin exists in vivo as a 51S decamer of 11S subunits. Draft additions 1993 decameric adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈmɛrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈmɛrɪk/ ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymers > [adjective] > types (by number of monomers) > decamer decameric1960 1960 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 3611 The decameric phosphonitrilic fluoride..boils only 1.2° below perfluorohexadecane. 1979 Dokladȳ Akademii Nauk SSSR 249 8 (heading) Mass spectra and the structure of octa- and decameric organosylsesquioxanes. Draft additions 1993 decametric adj. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈmɛtrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈmɛtrɪk/ Astrophysics consisting of or producing radio waves with a wavelength between 10m and 100m (i.e. a frequency between 3 and 30MHz). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > radio wave > [adjective] > of spec length decametric1960 1960 Science 28 Oct. 1250/3 Since the spring of 1960 a strong positive correlation between Jupiter's decametric emission and solar decametric continuum emission observed at Boulder has been evident. 1978 Nature 26 Jan. 313/1 This approach has been adopted by Melrose who suggests the same mechanism may explain the similar radiation from Jupiter in the decametric band. 1984 Radio Sci. 19 556/1 Jovian decametric radiation, or DAM, has been observed by ground-based radio astronomers at selected frequencies since the 1950s. Draft additions 1993 decapeptide n. Brit. /ˌdɛkəˈpɛptʌɪd/ , U.S. /ˌdɛkəˈpɛpˌtaɪd/ Biochemistry any peptide composed of ten amino-acid residues. [ < German Decapeptid (E. Fischer 1906, in Berichte der Deutsch. Chem. Ges. 39 2904).] ΚΠ 1908 R. H. A. Plimmer Chem. Constitution of Proteins II. 31 The compound bromisocapronyl-diglycyl-glycyl chloride can be obtained, and by condensing it with the esters of amino acids and of polypeptides Fischer has prepared a hexa-, a hepta-, and a deca-peptide. 1929 H. H. Mitchell & T. S. Hamilton Biochem. of Amino Acids i. 93 Decapeptide: leucyl-octaglycyl-glycine. 1956 Nature 17 Mar. 527/2 Its amino-acid composition was consistent with a decapeptide structure. 1984 Peptides V. 865 The decapeptide form of human gastrin releasing peptide was isolated from acid extracts of liver tissue containing a metastatic human bronchial carcinoid tumor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1793
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