-ole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

English

Etymology 1

Arbitrary variant of -ol, now used to distinguish between specific cases.

Suffix

-ole

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

Derived terms

• (heterocycles) arsole, azole (triazole, tetrazole, pentazole; oxazole, thiazole; isoxazole, isothiazole), bismole, borole, imidazole, indole, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, thiole

Etymology 2

From Latin -olus, from -lus.

Alternative forms

• -icle, -culus, -culum, -cule, -ule

Suffix

-ole

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

Synonyms

• (diminutive): micro-, nano-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ole

• arteriole, bronchiole, centriole, vacuole, nucleole

Anagrams

• Leo, Loe, leo, loe, OEL, EOL, LEO, LoE, elo, Elo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -olus. Many words ending in -ole were borrowed with the suffix already present.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

Suffix

-ole f (plural -oles)

1. added to a noun to form a diminutive, or a depreciative form of that noun

Derived terms

• (diminutive or depreciative) gloriole, tartignole, cambriole

Latin

Suffix

-ole

1. vocative masculine singular of -olus