Meaning Of The Word -ol

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-ol in American English 1
suffix: 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 in American English 2
-ole
abbreviation: Old Latin
suffix

-ol in British English 1
suffix forming nouns: denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols

-ol in British English 2
combining form in countable noun

O.L. in American English
abbreviation: the left eye

OL in American English
an alcohol or phenol
offensive lineman

Ol. in American English
abbreviation: oil

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