-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), partly from Latin -ole and partly variant of -ol

Evidence

arsole, azole, benzimidazole, bismole, borole, cefazolin, imidazole, indole, isoxazole, isothiazole, metallole, oxazole, oxole, pentazole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, tetrazole, thiazole, thiole, triazole,

See Also

Ole, -ol

Homographs

Ole, Ol(e) [Ole, Ol], Ole, -ol(e) [-ole, -ol]