dictionary helpA 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)
ennoble, ennuyee, ENOB, enodal, -enoic < Prev | Next > enolase, enolization, enol pyruvate
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