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enols

enols is the plural of enol.

Meaning of enol

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)...
    Synonyms:
    alkenol

Questions about enols

What is enols the plural of?
Enols is the plural of enol.

Words near enols in the dictionary

  1. enology
  2. enolpyruvate
  3. enolpyruvates
  4. enolpyruvyl
  5. enolpyruvyls
  6. enols
  7. enomania
  8. enomotarch
  9. enomotarchs
  10. enomoties
  11. Enomoto

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