Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.
Origin
From propranolol. By surface analysis, reduplication of -ol.
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APA
-olol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olol
MLA
“-olol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-olol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-olol.
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