OL
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-ol
-ola 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.abbreviation(in prescriptions) oil.
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O.L.
O.L.abbreviation(in prescriptions) the left eye.
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–ol
–olA 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
Origin of Ol.4
From the Latin word oleum
Origin of O.L.5
From Latin oculus laevus
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By suppressing their activity, OL reduced inflammatory and fibrotic changes in SFs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
A series of tests, including cellular thermal shift assays, microscale thermophoresis, and surface plasmon resonance experiments, showed that OL binds directly to ACOT1.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"We have managed to regain everyone's trust, while laying the foundations for the reconstruction of OL."
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"The transaction aims at providing new funding and stability to the OL Group amid severe financial difficulties," EFG added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
Fragment #26—1725 Argument: Pindar, Ol. xiv: Cephisus is a river in Orchomenus where also the Graces are worshipped.
From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White
The following lotion should be applied daily to the affected parts, at first cautiously, later more vigorously, and in stronger solution:—℞ Acidi lactici ʒ i-℥ i; Ol. ricini ʒ ii; Spt. vini ad ℥ iv.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
Eusebius puts the testing of the oracles in Olymp. 57,3 = 550 B.C., the march of Cyrus against Crœsus in Ol. 57,4 = 549 B.C., the capture of Crœsus in Ol. 58,3 = 546 B.C.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
Jerome represents Crœsus as beginning the war in Ol. 57,3 = 550 B.C. and puts his capture in Ol. 58,1 = 548 B.C.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
My pig’s snout’s now upon my face; And I inhale with fishy grace, My gills outflapping right and left, Ol. pin. sylvest.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
The love felt by this city for soccer in all its forms — from the Sounders to O.L.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
Farid Benstiti, the head coach of the O.L.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
O.L. and N.J.S. were supported by NIH/NCRR grant number UL1 RR025774.
From Nature ● Mar. 13, 2013
Confirmatory evidence has also been obtained by O.L.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Bunsen at Marburg in 1840, and by O.L.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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