| deca- | <prefix> Prefix used in the SI and metric systems to signify 10. Also spelled deka-. Origin: G. Deka, ten (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| decade | A group or division of ten; especially, a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy. Alternative forms: decad] "During this notable decade of years." (Gladstone) Origin: F. Decade, L. Decas, -adis, fr. Gr, fr. Ten. See Ten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decadron | <drug> Steroid analogue (glucocorticoid), used as an anti-inflammatory drug. (18 Nov 1997) |
| decagon | <geometry> A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angles equal. Origin: Pref. Deca- + Gr. A corner or angle: cf. F. Decagone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decagram | Ten grams. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decagynia | <botany> A Linnaean order of plants characterised by having ten styles. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Ten + a woman, a female. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decahedron | Origin: Pref. Deca- + Gr. 'edra a seat, a base, fr. 'ezesthai to sit: cf. F. Decaedre. <geometry> A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces. Alternative forms:, less correctly, decaedron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decalcification | <dentistry> The loss of calcium from your teeth. This weakens your teeth and makes them more susceptible to decay (08 Jan 1998) |
| decalcification, pathologic | The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in teeth. Old age may be a factor contributing to calcium loss, as is the presence of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| decalcify | To remove lime or calcium salts, especially from bones or teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decalcifying | Denoting an agent, measure, or process that causes decalcification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decalcomania | The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china, glass, marble, etc, and permanently fixing them thereto. Origin: F. Decalcomanie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decalcomanie | The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china, glass, marble, etc, and permanently fixing them thereto. Origin: F. Decalcomanie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decaliter | Ten liters. (05 Mar 2000) |