-ole
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"
English
Etymology 1
Arbitrary variant of -ol, now used to distinguish between specific cases.
Suffix
-ole
- (organic chemistry) in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen
Derived terms
- (heterocycles) arsole, azole (triazole, tetrazole, pentazole; oxazole, thiazole; isoxazole, isothiazole), bismole, borole, imidazole, indole, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, thiole
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ole
- A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.
Synonyms
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ole
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -olus. Many words ending in -ole were borrowed with the suffix already present.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
Suffix
-ole f (plural -oles)
- added to a noun to form a diminutive, or a depreciative form of that noun
Derived terms
Latin
Suffix
-ole
- vocative masculine singular of -olus