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-sal

/sæl/

-sal suffix: used to form names of salicylic acid derivatives.

Suffix

-sal

  1. Used to form names of salicylic acid derivatives.

Forms of -sal

alternative formsal-
alternative form-sal-

Origin of -sal

From salicylic acid.

Questions about -sal

What does -sal mean?
-sal means used to form names of salicylic acid derivatives.
What part of speech is -sal?
-sal is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -sal?
-sal is pronounced /sæl/.

Words near -sal in the dictionary

  1. -rubicin
  2. -ry
  3. -s
  4. -s-
  5. -safe
  6. -sal
  7. -sal-
  8. -salan
  9. -salazide
  10. -salazine
  11. -sama

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