OL
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Old Latin.
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a suffix used in the names of chemical derivatives, representing “alcohol” (glycerol; naphthol; phenol), or sometimes “phenol” or less definitely assignable phenol derivatives (resorcinol).
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variant of 2 .
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(in prescriptions) oil.
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(in prescriptions) the left eye.
suffix
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denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols: ethanol, quinol
combining form
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(not used systematically) a variant of -ole1
word-forming element in chemistry, variously representing alcohol, phenol, or in some cases Latin oleum “oil” (see oil (n.)).
-ol 1
suff.
An alcohol or a phenol: glycerol.
-ol 2
suff.
Variant of -ole.
-ol
A suffix used to form the names of chemical compounds having a hydroxyl (OH) group, such as ethanol.
Old Latin
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