—(chiefly, _, non-productive) Of or pertaining to.—Used to form demonyms.—(chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.—(non-productive) Used to form feminine nouns.—(non-productive) Used to form female given names or names of titles.—used to form names of chemical substances
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—Can be used to denote the plural form of a small number of English words: