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Definition of Enol
1. Noun. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
Definition of Enol
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom. ¹
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Definition of Enol
1. a chemical compound [n -S] : ENOLIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Enol
1. A compound possessing a hydroxyl group (alcohol) attached to a doubly bonded (ethylenic) carbon atom (-CH==CH(OH)-); properly italicised when attached as a prefix or infix to an otherwise complete name; e.g., enol pyruvate; phosphoenolpyruvate; usually in equilibrium with its keto tautomer. Origin: -ene + -ol (05 Mar 2000)
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