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ynol

ynol noun: any compound having a hydroxyl group directly attached to an acetylene group; they are tautomeric with ketenes.

Noun

ynol (plural ynols)

  1. Any compound having a hydroxyl group directly attached to an acetylene group; they are tautomeric with ketenes.

Forms of ynol

pluralynols

Origin of ynol

Clipping of alkynol, from -yne + -ol.

Words formed from ynol

Questions about ynol

What does ynol mean?
Ynol means any compound having a hydroxyl group directly attached to an acetylene group; they are tautomeric with ketenes.
What part of speech is ynol?
Ynol is a noun.
What is the plural of ynol?
The plural of ynol is ynols.

Words near ynol in the dictionary

  1. Ynglism
  2. Yniguez
  3. Yniguezes
  4. ynofuranose
  5. ynofuranoses
  6. ynol
  7. ynolate
  8. ynolates
  9. ynols
  10. Ynon
  11. ynone

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