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Where does “enol” come from?

enol (English) comes from English alkenol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

enol (English): An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group...

Definitions

  1. An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group...

Ancestry of “enol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishalkenol—
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “enol”

  • enolase
  • phosphoenolpyruvate
  • enolate
  • phosphoenol
  • enolic
  • enolization
  • enolizable
  • enolized
  • enolize
  • photoenolization
  • haloenolate
  • phosphoenolpyruvic acid
  • bisenolate
  • nonenolizable
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