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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-ole en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen

Deriveds

thiole · borole · bismole · silole · stibole · arsole · stannole · oxole · imidazole · pyrrole · azole · pyrazole · phosphole · indole

-ole en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

From Latin -olus, from -lus.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.

Forms

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-ule alternative lexicographic
-icle alternative lexicographic
-culus alternative lexicographic
-cule alternative lexicographic
-culum alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

bronchiole · centriole · vacuole · nucleole · arteriole

Synonyms

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