180px|thumb|right|Structure of the hydroxyl (-OH) functional group. The suffix –ol is used in organic chemistry principally to form names of organic compounds containing the hydroxyl (–OH) group, mainly alcohols. The suffix was extracted from the word alcohol.
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180px|thumb|right|Structure of the hydroxyl (-OH) functional group. The suffix –ol is used in organic chemistry principally to form names of organic compounds containing the hydroxyl (–OH) group, mainly alcohols. The suffix was extracted from the word alcohol.
The suffix also appears in some trivial names with reference to oils (from Latin oleum, oil). Examples of this sense of the suffix include phenol, eugenol, urushiol, and menthol.
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IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry
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carboxylic acid
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isopropyl alcohol
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alicyclic compound
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oxygen
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carbon
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sugar
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nitrogen
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sulfur
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International Standard Book Number
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organic chemistry
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enzyme
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alcohols
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oil
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ethanol
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hydrocarbon
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alkane
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organic compound
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alkene
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alkaloid
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