-ol

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

-ol

variant of -ole ².

or OL., O.L.

abbreviation for

Old Latin ( def ).

Ol.

⁴

abbreviation for

(in prescriptions) oil.

O.L.

⁵

or o.l.

abbreviation for

(in prescriptions) the left eye.

-ol

suffix forming nouns

denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols
quinol
ethanol

-ol

combining form

not used systematically a variant of -ole 1

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A suffix used to form the names of chemical compounds having a hydroxyl (OH) group, such as ethanol.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

Short for alcohol or phenol

Origin of -ol²

From the Latin word oleum

Origin of -ol³

From Latin oculus laevus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

from alcohol

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Example Sentences

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“He constantly strives to get better. Not just as a comic, but as a human being, I’ve watched him become a father to a daughter that’s softened his heart. Alex has a big ol’ soft heart and loves to pretend he doesn’t.”

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Months later, in Parade’s photos, he was completely bald — but had a big ol’ smile on his face.

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It has spent about $29 billion on Bitcoin, and its big ol’ Bitcoin pile is currently worth about $45 billion.

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Whenever we were out as a family — or even ordering in — if he wasn’t excited about the restaurant or unsure what to order, he’d almost always land on a good ol’ cheeseburger.

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The show’s baddies — Larry Cedar’s pony-tailed good ol’ boy Mitch McConnell, Michael Uribes’ snarling Ted Cruz, Jane Papageorge’s pole-dancing Sarah Palin and Jeff Sumner’s parasol-twirling Lindsey Graham — have banded together to thwart Obama’s presidency at every turn.

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Okuninushi -ola

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