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(′öl)

(organic chemistry) Chemical suffix for an OH group in organic compounds, such as phenol (C6H5OH).

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The suffix –ol is used in organic chemistry to form names of organic compounds containing the –OH group: see alcohol. It was extracted from the word alcohol.

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Organic Chemistry Affixes
Carbon-based
-ane (alkane) · -ene (alkene) · -ine (unsaturated hydrocarbon) · -yne (alkyne) · alk- (saturated hydrocarbon) · ar- (aromatic)
Oxygen-based
Nitrogen-based
-ine (alkaloid) · aza- (N replaces C)
Sulfur-based
thio- (extra S)
Counting axial atoms
meth- (1)  · eth- (2)  · prop- (3)  · but- (4)  · (and the rest are ordinary Greek/Latin numbers)
Other
-ase (enzyme)  · -yl (radical) · nor- (no residues)

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