Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of anti-inflammatory agents.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishpyr-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishpyrazole
- Englishacetic acid
- English-zolac
From (pyra)zol(e) + -ac (“acetic acid”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
-zolac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zolac
MLA
“-zolac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zolac. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-zolac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zolac.
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