decangular etymology

English word decangular comes from English angular, English deca-

Detailed word origin of decangular

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
angular English (eng) (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner. Lean, lank.. Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.. Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.. Sharp-cornered; pointed.. Ungraceful; lacking grace. [...]
deca- English (eng) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da. Ten.
decangular English (eng) (rare) Having ten angles.

Words with the same origin as decangular

Descendants of angular
angulaperturate
Descendants of deca-
dakat decaborane decacarbonyl decachlorobiphenyl decacyclic decagon decagram decahedron decahistidine decahydrate decakatal decalogy decamer decamillennial decamillionaire decanormal decare decastyle decasyllabic decatetraene decathlon decillion tetradecahedron tetraphosphorus decasulfide