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, -al(e) [-al, -ale], Al(i) [Ali, Al], Al(l) [All, Al]
