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enediol

enediol noun: any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R for vicinal diols, or -C=C(OH)₂ for geminal diols, often produced by enolization. Alternative names for vicinal diols are ketene hydrate, 1,1-dihydroxyethene, and enolic form of a carboxylic acid.

Noun

enediol (plural enediols)

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R for vicinal diols, or -C=C(OH)₂ for geminal diols, often produced by enolization. Alternative names for vicinal diols are ketene hydrate, 1,1-dihydroxyethene, and enolic form of a carboxylic acid.

Forms of enediol

pluralenediols

Words formed from enediol

Questions about enediol

What does enediol mean?
Enediol means any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R for vicinal diols, or -C=C(OH)₂ for geminal diols, often produced by enolization. Alternative names for vicinal diols are ketene hydrate, 1,1-dihydroxyethene, and enolic form of a carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is enediol?
Enediol is a noun.
What is the plural of enediol?
The plural of enediol is enediols.

Words near enediol in the dictionary

  1. enediamides
  2. enedioate
  3. enedioates
  4. enedioic acid
  5. enedioic acids
  6. enediol
  7. enediolate
  8. enediolates
  9. enediols
  10. enedione
  11. enediones

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