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deca.

The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛkə/
  1. The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

    slang · uncountable
  2. Clipping of decathlon.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From deca-, from Latin decas (“ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás, “10”). Sense 1 is a clipping of decanoate.

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