-OLIC


Meaning of -OLIC in English

|ōlik, |äl-, -lēk adjective suffix

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -ol + -ic

1. : containing a triple bond — in names of acids

propi olic acid

2. : containing hydroxyl and carboxyl — in names of hydroxy acids

olean olic acid

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.