-ol

¹

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 ).

-ol

²

1. variant of -ole.

OL

³

Or OL.,

abbreviation

1. Old Latin.

Ol.

⁴

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) oil.

O.L.

⁵

Or o.l.

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the left eye.

-ol

¹

suffix

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

   ethanol

   quinol

-ol

²

combining form

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

–ol

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

Short for alcohol or phenol

Origin of -ol²

From the Latin word oleum

Origin of -ol³

From Latin oculus laevus

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

from _alcohol

Example Sentences

It’s time to shift your perspective and write a big, ol’ gratitude list.

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“We’re going to learn about the depth of this team,” said Manyweather, founder of OL Masterminds, which trains offensive linemen of all levels.

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“It was my first time away from home with veritably just a meagre bindle on my back. I was way out of my comfort zone and flung into the deep end on the other side of the pond. I floundered but eventually found my water legs and learned to love dear ol’ Blighty.”

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The regime’s response to Kimmel’s whiffed joke windup, instead of allowing viewer anger to work its way through private action, has been to take a big ol’ whack at the First Amendment.

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The landscape and a well-known bull elephant point to it being filmed at the Ol Jogi Conservancy in the central county of Laikipia.

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