Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with dec.
- DECAD
- DECAF
- DECAL
- DECAN
- DECAY
- DECIM
- DECKO
- DECKS
- DECOR
- DECOS
- DECOY
- DECRY
- DECYL
Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:
Definition of decad
decad (noun)
- A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
- The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.
Definition of decan
decan (noun)
- One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.
decan (verb)
- To remove (something, especially nuclear reactor fuel) from a can or similar protective enclosure, cladding, etc.
Definition of decay
decay (noun)
- The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.
decay (verb)
- To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- To cause to rot or deteriorate.
Definition of decyl
decyl (noun)
- Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C10H21, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom