-ole

Morpheme

-ole

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming unsaturated five-membered ring heterocycles

Etymology

coinage by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Evidence

azole, benzimidazole, bismole, cefazolin, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, pyrrole, thiole

Homographs

Ole, Ol(e), Ole, -ol(e)