-al

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The suffix -al is the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group. It was extracted from the word "aldehyde".

[edit] Other organic chemical word components

  • -yne: -C≡C- (e.g. alkyne)
  • alk-: saturated hydrocarbon (e.g. alkane)
  • ar-: any aromatic compound
  • aza-: N instead of C
  • thio-: S (often instead of O)