What does "-ole" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "-ole"?

Common synonyms include: cule, ee, el, et, ette, icle.

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Suffix

1
in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen morpheme
2
A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells. morpheme

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin -olus, from -lus.

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