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-ol

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a suffix used in the names of chemical derivatives, representing “alcohol” (glycerol; naphthol; phenol), or sometimes “phenol” or less definitely assignable phenol derivatives (resorcinol).
Origin:
short for alcohol or phenol

-ol

2 
var. of -ole 2 .

-ole

2 
a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, esp. five-membered, unsaturated rings (carbazole; indole; thiazole) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers (anisole; safrole).
Also, -ol 2 .

Origin:
< F < L oleum oil
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-ol 1  
suff.  An alcohol or a phenol: glycerol.

[From (alcoh)ol.]
-ol 2  
suff.  Variant of -ole.
-ole or -ol  
suff.  

  1. A usually heterocyclic chemical compound containing a five-membered ring: pyrrole.

  2. A chemical compound, especially an ether, that does not contain hydroxyl: eucalyptol.


[Partly from French (from Latin oleum, oil; see oil) and partly variant of -ol1.]
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-ol 1
suff.
An alcohol or a phenol: glycerol.

-ol 2
suff.
Variant of -ole.

-ole or -ol
suff.

  1. A usually heterocyclic chemical compound containing a five-membered ring: pyrrole.

  2. A chemical compound, especially an ether, that does not contain hydroxyl: indole.

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