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ENOL
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I. (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:
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)