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, cortisol, creosol, estriol, glycerol, glycol, lupeol, phenol, sorbitol, styrol, xylitol
