What Does The Suffix Ol Mean?

Suffix is a linguistic term and refers to a group of letters that are added at the end of a word to form a new word or give it a new meaning. Thus it is an affix that is attached to the root or end part of a word. It is a morpheme placed at the base of a word to change the present connotation and give it a new one.

Ol as a suffix is generally used for scientific terms or to be more exact for chemical things. Thus it is a chemical suffix. It is suffix that denotes a substance which belongs to the series of alcohol. It is believed that this suffix also first originated from the word alcohol. Several other words that have ol as a suffix include carbinol, glycerol, isopropanol etc.