enol

American

[ee-nawl, ee-nol] / ˈi nɔl, ˈi nɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

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

enol British

/ ˈiːnɒl /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

enolic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of enol

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023