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