"-ole" meaning in English

See -ole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Arbitrary variant of -ol, now used to distinguish between specific cases. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ole, {{en-suffix}} -ole
  1. (organic chemistry) in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en--ole-en-suffix-LYUU5nVp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Derived forms: arsole (alt: heterocycles), azole (alt: triazole, tetrazole, pentazole; oxazole, thiazole; isoxazole, isothiazole), bismole, borole, imidazole, indole, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, thiole
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -icle [alternative], -culus [alternative], -culum [alternative], -cule [alternative], -ule [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin -olus, from -lus. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ole, {{en-suffix}} -ole
  1. A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: micro- [diminutive], nano- [diminutive], -ette [diminutive], -ee [diminutive], -y [diminutive], -icle [diminutive], -cule [diminutive], -ule [diminutive], -ole [diminutive] Derived forms: arteriole, bronchiole, centriole, vacuole, nucleole
    Sense id: en--ole-en-suffix-o6KCOlOe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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