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Definition of -al
1. Suffix. of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. ¹
2. Suffix. Forming nouns, especially of verbal action. ¹
3. Suffix. (chemistry) the w:IUPAC nomenclature IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group. It was extracted from the word "aldehyde". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -al
| -acean -aceous -acity -ad -ade -adelic -adelphous -adic -ae -aemia | -age -agog -agogue -agogy -aholic -al (current term) -algia -algy -ality -all | -ally -ambulist -amine -an -ana -anae -ance -ancy -and -ander |
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