-ole
-ole
noun combining formDefinition of -OLE
1
: chemical compound containing a 5-membered usually heterocyclic ring <pyrrole>
2
: chemical compound not containing hydroxyl <eucalyptol> —especially in names of ethers <safrole>
Variants of -OLE
-ole also -ol
Origin of -OLE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin oleum
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