-ol
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.
References
- International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (1993). Panico R, Powell WH, Richer JC, ed. A guide to IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds: recommendations 1993. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 0-632-03702-4.
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