Morpheme
-al
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix denoting the presence of an aldehyde group
Etymology
from aldehyde, from German Aldehyd; Latin alcohol dehydrogenātum
Evidence
butanal, decanal, glyoxal, methaqualone, octanal, retinal
See Also
Homographs
Al, Al(l) [All, Al], al-, -al, -al(e) [-al, -ale]