-ol

¹

1. a suffix used in the names of chemical derivatives, representing “alcohol” (glycerol; naphthol; phenol ), or sometimes “phenol” or less definitely assignable phenol derivatives (resorcinol ).

-ol

²

1. variant of -ole.

OL

³

Or OL.,

abbreviation

1. Old Latin.

Ol.

⁴

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) oil.

O.L.

⁵

Or o.l.

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the left eye.

-ol

¹

suffix

1. denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp alcohols and phenols

   ethanol

   quinol

-ol

²

combining form

1. (not used systematically) a variant of -ole 1

–ol

1. A suffix used to form the names of chemical compounds having a hydroxyl (OH) group, such as ethanol.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

Short for alcohol or phenol

Origin of -ol²

From the Latin word oleum

Origin of -ol³

From Latin oculus laevus

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ol¹

from _alcohol

Example Sentences

The landscape and a well-known bull elephant point to it being filmed at the Ol Jogi Conservancy in the central county of Laikipia.

From BBC

From other images and videos posted online, it matches the description of Bupa, a friendly male at Ol Jogi whose photo is often shared by visitors.

From BBC

Ol Jogi says it is home to about 500 elephants and regards itself one of the pioneers in rehabilitating animal orphans and releasing them back to the wild.

From BBC

He confirmed the rhino in the footage was from their nature reserve, adding that Ol Pejeta was not home to elephants.

From BBC

The man featured in the beer videos, who describes himself as an "adrenaline junkie" on TikTok, had posted a video on Monday in which he is seen at the nearby Ol Pejeta Conservancy feeding a rhino with carrots.

From BBC