-ole

suffix — 2 senses

-ole

suffix

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

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen

Derived terms: arsole, azole, bismole, borole, imidazole, indole, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, thiole

-ole

suffix

Etymology From Latin -olus, from -lus.

Morpheme A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.

Derived terms: arteriole, bronchiole, centriole, vacuole, nucleole

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