enol

American  

[ee-nawl, ee-nol] / ˈi nɔl, ˈi nɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.

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enol British  

/ ˈiːnɒl /

noun

1. any organic compound containing the group -CH:CO-, often existing in chemical equilibrium with the corresponding keto form See keto-enol tautomerism

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Other Word Forms

• enolic adjective

Etymology

Origin of enol

1935–40; apparently < Greek ( h ) én one (neuter) + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

He was just as sure that thymine was also wrongly assigned an enol configuration.

From Literature

Here there was no doubt that the keto form, not the enol, was present.

From Literature

Todd also went along with the keto configurations, saying that his organic-chemist friends had drawn enol groups for purely arbitrary reasons.

From Literature