What is the difference between -al and molecule?
-al | molecule |
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.
Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
(organic chemistry) the used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group.
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(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
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As a suffix -al
is 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.As a noun molecule is
{{context|chemistry|lang=en}} the smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.-al
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) adjective suffix .Suffix
- base, basal
- cranium, cranial
- e.g. rival, proposal, denial
Usage notes
If the root word contains l'', the variant (-ar) is often used instead (e.g. ''solar, lunar, columnar, lumbar''). Sometimes both forms are found: ''linear, lineal . One also sees (-ial), as in (manorial).Derived terms
* (of or pertaining to) * arousal, arrival, denial, proposal, rival, reversal, removal, burial, disposal, * -icalEtymology 2
Extracted from the word "aldehyde"Suffix
(head)molecule
English
(wikipedia molecule)Noun
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