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enol

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈiːn.ɒl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 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), Carotenoids, Volume 2: Synthesis, Springer (Birkhäuser), page 27, 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organic compound

History

Etymology

Clipping of alkenol.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烯醇 (xīchún) — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Finnish: enoli — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • French: énol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Hungarian: enol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Irish: eanól — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Italian: enolo — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Japanese: エノール (enōru) — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Korean: 엔올 (enol) — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Polish: enol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Portuguese: enol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon
  • Spanish: enol — compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon