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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

/ 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
“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


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Derived Forms

  • eˈnolic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • e·nol·ic [ee-, nol, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enol1

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

Origin of enol1

C19: from -ene + -ol 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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