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-ole

-ole suffix: in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen.

Suffix (1)

-ole

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

Suffix (2)

-ole

  1. A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.
    Synonyms:
    -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let

Synonyms of -ole

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Forms of -ole

alternative form-icle
alternative form-culus
alternative form-culum
alternative form-cule
alternative form-ule

Origin of -ole

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

From Latin -olus, from -lus.

Words formed from -ole

Questions about -ole

What does -ole mean?
-ole means in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen.
What part of speech is -ole?
-ole is a suffix.

Words near -ole in the dictionary

  1. -oid
  2. -ol
  3. -ola
  4. -olater
  5. -olatry
  6. -ole
  7. -olidine
  8. -oline
  9. -ologist
  10. -ology
  11. -olol

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