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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

English

Etymology 1

Partly arbitrary variant of -ol (now used to distinguish between specific cases) and partly from Latin oleum (“oil”).

Suffix

-ole

(organic chemistry) in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen

Derived terms

(heterocycles) arsole, azole (triazole, tetrazole, pentazole; oxazole, thiazole; isoxazole, isothiazole), bismole, borole, imidazole, indole, oxole, phosphole, pyrazole, pyrrole, silole, stannole, stibole, thiole

Etymology 2

From Latin -olus, from -lus.

Alternative forms

-icle, -culus, -culum, -cule, -ule

Suffix

-ole

A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.
Synonyms: (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ule, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-

Derived terms

arteriole, bronchiole, centriole, vacuole, nucleole

Anagrams

Leo, Loe, leo, loe, OEL, EOL, LEO, LoE, elo, Elo

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -olus. Many words ending in -ole were borrowed with the suffix already present.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔl/

Suffix

-ole f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oles)

added to a noun to form a diminutive, or a depreciative form of that noun

Derived terms

(diminutive or depreciative) gloriole, tartignole, cambriole

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.le/
Rhymes: -ɔle
Hyphenation: -ò‧le

Suffix

-ole

plural of -ola
feminine plural of -olo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.le/
Hyphenation: -o‧le

Suffix

-ole

plural of -ola

Latin

Suffix

-ole

vocative masculine singular of -olus

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