OL

¹ American  

Or OL.,

abbreviation

1. Old Latin.

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-ol ² American  

1. 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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-ol ³ American  

1. variant of -ole.

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Ol. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) oil.

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O.L. ⁵ American  

Or o.l.

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the left eye.

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-ol ¹ British  

combining form

1. (not used systematically) a variant of -ole 1

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-ol ² British  

suffix

1. denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols

   ethanol

   quinol

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–ol Scientific  

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

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Etymology

Origin of -ol²

Short for alcohol or phenol

Origin of Ol.⁴

From the Latin word oleum

Origin of O.L.⁵

From Latin oculus laevus

Example Sentences

Marseille followed their exit from the Champions League during the week by squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Paris FC on Saturday -- OM and OL are nine points worse off than PSG.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Manyweather has now reduced his OL Masterminds summit capacity to 200 in order to make it more personal, and he even brought it to the UK in October to help grow the sport across Europe.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

London City Lionesses owner Michele Kang intends to be very busy during the window, also overseeing business at Washington Spirit and OL Lyonnes.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

Latham, Alabama — The Bears need more help in the interior of their OL, but taking a tackle here affords them some flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

When Malcolm X reached home in Long Island, one of his followers, telephoning him there, got, instead, a telephone company operator who said that the OL 1-6320 number was “disconnected.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey