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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- suffix A usually heterocyclic chemical compound containing a five-membered ring.
- suffix A chemical compound, especially an ether, that does not contain hydroxyl.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Partly from French (from Latin oleum, oil; see oil) and partly variant of –ol.]
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