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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

See Examples For:

OL Ol. O.L.

The findings help explain how OL acts on rheumatoid arthritis at the molecular level.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

OL slowed the growth of the abnormal fibroblasts, encouraged them to undergo apoptosis, and reduced their release of inflammatory cytokines.

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

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

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

His statue and epigram, be it observed, dated from about Ol. 80.—Paus. vi.

From Problems in Greek history by John Pentland Mahaffy

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

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

While I have been writing, Ol. has been washing his boots, with sand for soap.

From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

And his thought—if one can afterwards remember what his thought was at such a crisis—ran thus; "Ol. is killed or half-dead; I suppose I will have all the preaching to do!"

From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

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

The mark of this factory occurs as M: O.L., or M.o.L.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" 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