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deca

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkə/

The English word “deca” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

Etymology

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

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