English Explanatory Dictionary

-ole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen
suffix
  1. A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.

Word forms

-ole -icle -culus -culum -cule -ule

Etymology

Partly arbitrary variant of -ol (now used to distinguish between specific cases) and partly from Latin oleum (“oil”).

Synonyms

-cule -ee -el -et -ette -icle -ie -kin -le -let -ling -ule -y mini- micro- nano-

Derived words

arsole azole bismole borole imidazole indole oxole phosphole pyrazole pyrrole silole stannole stibole thiole arteriole bronchiole centriole vacuole nucleole
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