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e⋅nol

  [ee-nawl, ee-nol]
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–noun Chemistry.
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Origin:
1935–40; appar. < Gk (h)én one (neut.) + -ol 1

Related forms:
e⋅nol⋅ic  [ee-nol-ik] , adjective
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e·nol   (ē'nôl', ē'nōl')   
n.  An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

[From -en(e) + -ol1.]
e·nol'ic (ē-nŏl'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: enol
Pronunciation: 'E-"nol, -"nOl
Function: noun
: an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom having a doublebond and that is usually characterized by the group C=C(OH) —eno·lic /E-'nO-lik, -'näl-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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enol e·nol (ē'nôl', ē'nōl')
n.
An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom that in turn forms a double bond with another carbon atom.

e·nol'ic (ē-nŏl'ĭk) adj.

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