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-ol

/ɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
-ol
IPA
/ɔl/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

An alcohol or phenol.

suffix

Indicating an oily substance

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol Shortened from alcohol.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔl/
  • British English: /ɒl/

Derived Forms

aldol amidol benzol butanol calciferol carbinol catechol citronellol cortisol creosol cresol diol

Homonyms

all

Questions

How do you pronounce -ol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔl/.
What does -ol mean?
An alcohol or phenol.
Where does -ol come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce -ol

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