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enol
[ ee-nawl, ee-nol ]
/ ˈi nɔl, ˈi nɒl /
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noun Chemistry.
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
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Origin of enol
OTHER WORDS FROM enol
e·nol·ic [ee-nol-ik], /iˈnɒl ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby enol
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British Dictionary definitions for enol
enol
/ (ˈiːnɒl) /
noun
any organic compound containing the group -CH:CO-, often existing in chemical equilibrium with the corresponding keto formSee keto-enol tautomerism
Derived forms of enol
enolic, adjectiveWord Origin for enol
C19: from -ene + -ol 1
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