-OL


Meaning of -OL in English

■ suffix Chemistry forming names of organic compounds.

1》 denoting alcohols and phenols: retinol.

2》 denoting oils and oil-derived compounds: benzol.

Origin

sense 1 from (alcoh)ol ; sense 2 from L. oleum 'oil'. See also ~e .

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