Morpheme
-ol
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix (alcohol, phenol)
Etymology
from alcohol, from Middle English alcofol; Middle French alcohol and/or Spanish alcohol; Medieval Latin alcohol; Arabic al-kuḥl
Evidence
aldol, butanol, campesterol, cortisol, creosol, diol, diolate, enterodiol, estradiol, estriol, glycerol, glycol, inositol, ketodiol, lupeol, phenol, pregnanediol, pregnanetriol, pregnanolone, sorbitol, stanol, sterol, styrol, triol, xylitol
