See Also: enol(medicine)
enol(dictionary)
enol pyruvate(medicine)

enol (iou)



enol noun. M20.
[from -ENE + -OL, or back-form. from enolic.]
Chemistry. Any organic compound containing the unsaturated alcohol group CHC(OH) as a tautomeric form of a corresponding keto-compound.
KETO-ENOL.
enolase noun an enzyme involved in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis in the body M20.
enolate noun (a compound containing) the carbanion of an enol M20.
e'nolic adjective L19.
enolization noun conversion into an enol or an enolic group M20.