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enediols

enediols is the plural of enediol.

Meaning of enediol

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.

Questions about enediols

What is enediols the plural of?
Enediols is the plural of enediol.

Words near enediols in the dictionary

  1. enedioic acid
  2. enedioic acids
  3. enediol
  4. enediolate
  5. enediolates
  6. enediols
  7. enedione
  8. enediones
  9. enediyne
  10. enediynes
  11. enediynyl

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