-ol: Meaning and Definition of

-ol

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

1. var. of.

OL

1. Old Latin.

Ol.

1. (in prescriptions) oil.

O.L.

1. (in prescriptions) the left eye.
2. Old Latin.