Morpheme
-al
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix denoting the presence of an aldehyde group
Etymology
from aldehyde
Evidence
butanal, decanal, glyoxal, methaqualone, octanal, retinal
Homographs
Al, Al(l) [All, Al], al-, -al, -al(e)
-al
suffix
chemical suffix denoting the presence of an aldehyde group
from aldehyde
butanal, decanal, glyoxal, methaqualone, octanal, retinal
Al, Al(l) [All, Al], al-, -al, -al(e)