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-olol

UK/ə.lɒl/US/əˌlɔl/

-olol suffix: used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.

Suffix

-olol

  1. Used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.

Origin of -olol

From propranolol. By surface analysis, reduplication of -ol.

Questions about -olol

What does -olol mean?
-olol means used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.
What part of speech is -olol?
-olol is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -olol?
-olol is pronounced /ə.lɒl/ (UK).

Words near -olol in the dictionary

  1. -ole
  2. -olidine
  3. -oline
  4. -ologist
  5. -ology
  6. -olol
  7. -olone
  8. -oma
  9. -omas
  10. -omata
  11. -omatosis

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