Ol.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) oil.

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O.L. ² American  

Or o.l.

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the left eye.

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-ol ³ American  

1. variant of -ole.

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-ol ⁴ 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 ⁵ American  

Or OL.,

abbreviation

1. Old Latin.

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-ol ¹ British  

suffix

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

   ethanol

   quinol

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-ol ² British  

combining form

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

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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 Ol.¹

From the Latin word oleum

Origin of O.L.¹

From Latin oculus laevus

Origin of -ol¹

Short for alcohol or phenol

Example Sentences

What’s driven this bucket-list fascination in recent years is plain ol’ consumerism, as in we want to buy our way to a life of great accomplishment.

From MarketWatch

It’s been suggested that what’s driven this bucket-list fascination in recent years is plain ol’ consumerism, as in we want to buy our way to a life of great accomplishment.

From MarketWatch

More on Ol’ Blue Eyes in a bit.

From Los Angeles Times

They go check things out rather than packing up their stuff, giving a big ol’ nope, and leaving.

From Literature

“Touchdown: A little hard! But believe me, I was glad to be on that big ol’ rock,” Howser said.

From Los Angeles Times