ENOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enol mean? 

• ENOL (noun)
  The noun ENOL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("enol" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Derivation:

enolic (of or relating to or consisting of enol)

 Context examples 

A glycerophospholipid with an enol ether double bond in the sn-1 position of its glycerol backbone.

(Plasmalogen, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)