"-ol" meaning in English

See -ol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɒl/ [UK], /ɔl/ [US], /ɑl/ [US]
Etymology: Shortened from alcohol. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ol, {{en-suffix}} -ol
  1. (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. Tags: morpheme Translations (-OH group): -ol [masculine] (Catalan), -ol (Danish), -ol (Dutch), -ol (German), -ol [masculine] (Polish), -ol [masculine] (Portuguese), -ol [masculine] (Spanish), -ol (Swedish), -ol [masculine] (Welsh)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: menthol
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɒl/ [UK], /ɔl/ [US], /ɑl/ [US]
Etymology: From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|oil}}, {{der|en|la|oleum||oil, olive oil}} Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), {{der|en|grc|ἔλαιον||olive oil}} Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ol, {{en-suffix}} -ol
  1. Indicating an oily substance Tags: morpheme Derived forms: benzol, eugenol, urushiol, xylol
    Sense id: en--ol-en-suffix-9-RLH6YD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: menthol
Etymology number: 2
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          "word": "aldol"
        },
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          "word": "amidol"
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          "word": "butanol"
        },
        {
          "word": "calciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "carbinol"
        },
        {
          "word": "catechol"
        },
        {
          "word": "citronellol"
        },
        {
          "word": "cortisol"
        },
        {
          "word": "creosol"
        },
        {
          "word": "cresol"
        },
        {
          "word": "diol"
        },
        {
          "word": "enol"
        },
        {
          "word": "estradiol"
        },
        {
          "word": "estriol"
        },
        {
          "word": "ethambutol"
        },
        {
          "word": "ethanol"
        },
        {
          "word": "geraniol"
        },
        {
          "word": "glycerol"
        },
        {
          "word": "glycol"
        },
        {
          "word": "gossypol"
        },
        {
          "word": "guaiacol"
        },
        {
          "word": "inositol"
        },
        {
          "word": "linalool"
        },
        {
          "word": "mannitol"
        },
        {
          "word": "methanol"
        },
        {
          "word": "nerol"
        },
        {
          "word": "phenol"
        },
        {
          "word": "phytol"
        },
        {
          "word": "propanol"
        },
        {
          "word": "pyrogallol"
        },
        {
          "word": "retinol"
        },
        {
          "word": "sorbitol"
        },
        {
          "word": "sterol"
        },
        {
          "word": "terpineol"
        },
        {
          "word": "thiol"
        },
        {
          "word": "toluol"
        },
        {
          "word": "triol"
        },
        {
          "word": "xylitol"
        }
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          "alcohol",
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        "(organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol."
      ],
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      ],
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          "sense": "-OH group",
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          ],
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "-OH group",
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        },
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "-OH group",
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        },
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "-ol"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
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          "word": "-ol"
        },
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          "word": "-ol"
        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ɔl/",
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      "ipa": "/ɑl/",
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  ],
  "word": "-ol"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "word": "benzol"
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          "word": "urushiol"
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          "word": "xylol"
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      "word": "calciferol"
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      "word": "carbinol"
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      "word": "catechol"
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      "word": "citronellol"
    },
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      "word": "cortisol"
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      "word": "creosol"
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      "word": "cresol"
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      "word": "diol"
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      "word": "enol"
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    {
      "word": "ethambutol"
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    {
      "word": "ethanol"
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    {
      "word": "geraniol"
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    {
      "word": "glycerol"
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      "word": "glycol"
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    {
      "word": "gossypol"
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      "word": "guaiacol"
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    {
      "word": "inositol"
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    {
      "word": "linalool"
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    {
      "word": "mannitol"
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      "word": "menthol"
    },
    {
      "word": "methanol"
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      "word": "nerol"
    },
    {
      "word": "phenol"
    },
    {
      "word": "phytol"
    },
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      "word": "propanol"
    },
    {
      "word": "pyrogallol"
    },
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      "word": "retinol"
    },
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      "word": "sorbitol"
    },
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      "word": "terpineol"
    },
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      "word": "toluol"
    },
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      "word": "xylitol"
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    },
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      "sense": "-OH group",
      "word": "-ol"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "sense": "-OH group",
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