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Look up: deca-

  1. deca
    Definition (keystage 2) A prefix meaning to do with ten (like in decagon, decagram, etc). Sometimes we find it together with another prefix, to indicate that we are dealing with a particular number larger than ten. For instance hexadecimal is to do with sixteen, and a dodecagon has twelve sides. <br /> The symbol da is sometimes used, for exa ...
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  2. Deca
    `Deca` or `DECA` may refer to: * deca-, also spelled `deka-`, a prefix in the International System of Units * DECA (organization), a business-marketing club * Defense Commissary Agency * Nandrolone is the active ingredient in the steroid `Deca-Durabolin`, commonly referred to as `Deca` * DECA (company), is a digital entertainment studio
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deca

  3. Deca Sports
    `Deca Sports` (`Deca Sporta` in Japan, `Sports Island` in Europe) is an upcoming sports video game for the Wii developed by Hudson Soft. It is similar to `Wii Sports` in that it is a collection of ten different sports simulations controlled with the Wii Remote. The game is scheduled for release in 2008. In late 2007 Hudson conducted a poll to determine a new title for the Western release. The game features sponsorship by Adidas.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deca_Sports

  4. Deca-
    Dec'a- [ Confer Ten .] A prefix, from Greek de`ka , signifying ten ; specifically (Metric System) , a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/13

  5. deca-
    <prefix> Prefix used in the SI and metric systems to signify 10. Also spelled deka-. ... Origin: G. Deka, ten ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. Deca-
    `Deca-` or `deka-` is an SI prefix (symbol `da`) in the SI system of units, also a numerical prefix , denoting a factor of 101 or ten. The prefix was a part of the original metric system in 1795. It is not in very common usage, although the decapascal is occasionally used by audiologists. Before the symbol was standardized as da with the introduction of the SI in 1960, various other symbols were more common, such as `dk`, `D`, and `Da`. * 1 d...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deca-

  7. Deca-
    • A prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. deca-
    Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify multiples of 10. Also spelled deka-. [G. deka, ten]
    Found on

  9. Deca-diabolin
    Deca-diabolin is an anabolic steroid. It causes increased protein synthesis and amino acid consumption, androgensisis, catabolism, and gluticocototitosis. It is used for sports performance enhancement, relief and recovery from common injuries, rehabilitation, weight control, anti-insomnia, and regulation of sexuality, aggression, and cognition.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  10. Deca-press
    `DECA-press` Agency is a news agency from Moldova. It has been launced in 1997. According to its official website, Deca-press provides daily news, commentaries, syntheses, articles and interviews to its clients which depict events or social, economic and political problems held in Moldova, covering all the major interest areas for information consumers. It is located in Balti, Moldova on 18, Mihai Viteazul street, 3rd floor. The agency claims t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deca-press

  11. Decabet
    The `Decabet` was a Saturday Night Live sketch in which Mr. Joseph Franklin (played by Dan Aykroyd) of the U.S. Council of Standards and Measures introduces the new `metric alphabet`--the `Decabet`. In the Decabet, the first four letters, A, B, C, and D remain the same. The letters E and F are combined into one character, �“. For example, the word `eagle` would be spelled `�“agl�“` and would be pronounced, `Ee-fag-lef` The letters G, H, and I wo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decabet

  12. Decaborane
    `Decaborane`, also called `decaborane(14)` or `decaboron tetradecahydride`, is a stable crystalline borane with chemical formula B10H14. It forms colorless to white crystals. The B10 framework is an incomplete icosahedron. B10H14 possesses a strong penetrating musty odor that is unique to boranes and quickly recognizable; decaborane itself smells intensely bitter, chocolate-like. When ignited it produces a bright green flame, as do other boron h...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaborane

  13. Decaborane
    B10H14 Molar mass: 122.22116
    Found on http://www.convertunits.com/molarmass/De

  14. Decabromodiphenyl ether
    } `Decabromodiphenyl ether` (decaBDE, deca-BDE, DBDE, deca, decabromodiphenyl oxide, DBDPO, bis(pentabromophenyl) ether) is a brominated flame retardant which belongs to the group of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decabromodi

  15. decabromodiphenyl ether
    (from the article `The Environment`) Disagreement was anticipated over the risks from brominated flame retardants such as hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and decabromodiphenyl ether ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/21

  16. Decacanth
    Ten-hooked larva that hatches from the egg of cestodarian tapeworm; also called a lycophora.
    Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos

  17. decacanthous
    decacanthous Having ten spines.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  18. Decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium
    `Decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium` is a chemical compound with the formula H2Os3(CO)10. This purple-violet crystalline air-stable cluster is notworthy because it is electronically unsaturated and hence adds a variety of substrates.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decacarbony

  19. Decacerata
    De·cac`e·ra'ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zoology) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda . [ Written also Decacera .] See Dibranchiata .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/13

  20. decacerata
    <zoology> The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles. ... Synonym: Decapoda. ... Alternative forms: Decacera. ... See: Dibranchiata. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Deka ten + keras a horn. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  21. Decacerata
    • (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  22. Decachord
    • (n.) Alt. of Decachordon
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  23. Decachord, Decachordon
    Dec'a·chord, Dec`a·chor'don noun [ Greek deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordj` a string.] 1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp. 2. Something consisting of ten parts. W. Watson.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/13

  24. Decachordon
    • (n.) An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp. • (n.) Something consisting of ten parts.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  25. Decacuminated
    Dec`a·cu'mi·na`ted adjective [ Latin decacuminare to cut off the top. See Cacuminate .] Having the point or top cut off. [ Obsolete] Bailey.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/13


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