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-ol en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɒl/ (UK)
• /ɔl/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol Shortened from alcohol.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) An alcohol or phenol.

Deriveds

triol · menthol · glycol · ethanol · methanol · enol · retinol · glycerol · diol · toluol · cresol · inositol · sterol · ethambutol · phenol · propanol · butanol · mannitol · aldol · sorbitol · creosol · xylitol · linalool · guaiacol · gossypol · terpineol · carbinol · catechol · benzol · pyrogallol · thiol · citronellol · estriol · phytol · amidol · cortisol · calciferol · geraniol · estradiol · nerol

Translations (9)

cy -ol (-OH group) · pl -ol (-OH group) · da -ol (-OH group) · de -ol (-OH group) · pt -ol (-OH group) · es -ol (-OH group) · nl -ol (-OH group) · sv -ol (-OH group) · ca -ol (-OH group)

-ol en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɒl/ (UK)
• /ɔl/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Indicating an oily substance

Deriveds

menthol · xylol · urushiol · eugenol · benzol