enol

[ee-nawl, ee-nol]

noun

Chemistry.

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

enol

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• enolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enol¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of enol¹

C19: from _-ene + _-ol ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

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