- variant of oleo- before a vowel: oleiferous.
- a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, usually diminutives, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in New Latin coinages: areole;centriole;vacuole.
- a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, especially five-membered, unsaturated rings (carbazole; indole; thiazole) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers (anisole; safrole).
- (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement.)
- a cry of “olé.”
- object linking and embedding: a system for linking and embedding data, images, and programs from different sources
- denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ring
- denoting an aromatic organic ether
- indicating something small
- an exclamation of approval or encouragement customary at bullfights, flamenco dancing, and other Spanish or Latin American events
- a cry of olé
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