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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

/ ˈːɒ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴDZ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ԴDZ· [ee-, nol, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enol1

1935–40; apparently < Greek ( h ) é one (neuter) + -ol 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enol1

C19: from -ene + -ol 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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