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-oyl
suffix
- (in chemistry) indicating an acyl group or radical
ethanoyl
methanoyl
Word History and Origins
Origin of -oyl1
Example Sentences
She starred in several other critically acclaimed films including Annie Hall, Nashville and Thieves Like Us, as well as appearing as Olive Oyl in the 1980s musical, Popeye.
“One of her favorite images is Olive Oyl being dangled over a school of sharks.”
“Maybe I am a child,” she says, “but I understand their humor. When you are young, it’s silly. Now that we are grown up, we can see Popeye, Olive Oyl, Snoopy as philosophers. They make fun of everything and know all the answers to life.”
“One of my favorites is Olive Oyl pulling Popeye by his ears,” Swallow says.
This one had a little body and a roundish head and reminded me of Popeye’s girlfriend, Olive Oyl.
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