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• OL
  OL

  abbreviation

  Old Latin.
• -ol
  -ol

  a suffix used in the names of chemical derivatives, representing “alcohol” (glycerol; naphthol; phenol ), or sometimes “phenol” or less definitely assignable phenol derivatives (resorcinol ).
• Ol.
  Ol.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) oil.
• O.L.
  O.L.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) the left eye.
• –ol
  –ol

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

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  

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 -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

Rhei opt. aa. ℈i. ol. junip. gutt. xvi. syr. bals. q. s. f. mass. in pil. xxiv. divid.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

Prideaux's Connection of the Old and New Testament, ol. i. part i. p.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

Squills, musk, ol. succini, æther, with other medicines of the same kind, were now used, but without success.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

Had taken sal. diuret. c. ol. junip.—Calom. c. jalap, et gambog.—Et ol. junip. c. ol.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

Oil of anda-a�u, or assu, therefore, would stand mid-way between ol. ricini and ol. crotonis.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various