Chemistry GCSE
-ol ending
What -ol ending means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of -ol ending
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Reference: AQA
Used in a name as evidence that the compound is an alcohol.
Topics that use -ol ending
- Alcohols (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- –OH group
- Fractional distillation
- -ol suffix
- Alcohols
- Anaerobic conditions
- Carboxylic acids
- Enzymes
- Fermentation
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