Al n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: {aluminum}, {aluminium}, {Al}, {atomic number 13}] 2: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia State}, {AL}]
Al \Al\, a. All. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Al \Al\, n. (Chem.) the chemical symbol for aluminum. [PJC]
Al \Al\ conj. Although; if. [Obs.] See {All}, conj. [1913 Webster]
al- \al-\ prefix. (a) [AS. eal.] All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost. (b) [L. ad.] To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See {ad-}. (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry. [1913 Webster]
AL 1. {Assembly Language}. 2. {artificial life}.
al <networking> The {country code} for Albania. (1999-01-27)