OL
or OL., O.L.
Other definitions for -ol (2 of 5)
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 of -ol
2Other definitions for -ol (3 of 5)
variant of -ole2.
Other definitions for Ol. (4 of 5)
(in prescriptions) oil.
Origin of Ol.
4Other definitions for O.L. (5 of 5)
(in prescriptions) the left eye.
Origin of O.L.
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How to use OL in a sentence
The genetically engineered mice that received OL-1 did about as well as the wild mice.
Trial Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice | Elizabeth Lopatto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other half of the mutants received the experimental drug, called antisense oligonucleotide or OL-1.
Trial Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice | Elizabeth Lopatto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeta amyloid, which OL-1 is meant to lower, was first implicated in the disease at its identification by Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
Trial Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice | Elizabeth Lopatto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEveryone knows a road trip is the classic way to see the grand OL' USA.
Hart's the good OL' boy type: wife, kids, mistress, no-nonsense demeanor, the beginnings of a paunch.
‘True Detective’ Review: You Have to Watch HBO’s Revolutionary Crime Classic | Andrew Romano | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Seems like OL' folks allus lays by for the funeral, but that's every red cent they got.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandHow "Joe Gardner's mule had gone plumb hog-wild when he tried to ride past the OL' ruins near th' ranch."
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightThe man approached the cabin, but stopped some distance away and called, "Hello, OL' man!"
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightI'm dummed if there ain't OL' Santa Claus a comin' t' th' Forks in th' summa time.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightNow, in the OL' days, I've seen a dozen whales to wind'ard an' we couldn't get to 'em at all.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for -ol (1 of 2)
denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols: ethanol; quinol
Origin of -ol
1British Dictionary definitions for -ol (2 of 2)
(not used systematically) a variant of -ole 1
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Scientific definitions for -ol
A suffix used to form the names of chemical compounds having a hydroxyl (OH) group, such as ethanol.
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