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enol

/ˈiːn.ɒl/

enol noun: an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

Noun

enol (plural enols)

  1. An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
    • Since research on the total synthesis of carotenoids began, the enol ether and the aldol condensations have been frequently used for the formation of carbon-carbon double bonds.1996, Ludvik Labler, August Rüttimann, Alfred Giger, Chapter 2: Coupling Reactions: Part I: Enol Ether and Aldol Condensations, George Britton, Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander (editors)...
    • A solution to the use of the thermodynamic ketone enolate lies in the selective formation and reaction of silyl enol ethers.2004, J. E. Carruthers, W. Carruthers, Iain Coldham, Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, 4th edition, Cambridge University Press, page 29
    Synonyms:
    alkenol

enol meaning in Tamil

enol in Tamil

ஈனோல்

Synonyms of enol

Forms of enol

pluralenols

Origin of enol

Clipping of alkenol.

Words formed from enol

Questions about enol

What does enol mean?
Enol means an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
What is enol in Tamil?
Enol in Tamil is ஈனோல். See Enol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enol?
Enol is a noun.
How do you pronounce enol?
Enol is pronounced /ˈiːn.ɒl/.
What is the plural of enol?
The plural of enol is enols.

Words near enol in the dictionary

  1. enoki mushrooms
  2. enokidake
  3. enokis
  4. enokitake
  5. enokitakes
  6. enol
  7. Enola
  8. Enola bean
  9. Enola beans
  10. enolase
  11. enolases

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enol (page history and authors); enol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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