English
enol
Enol comes from English alkenol.
- English1500–presentalkenol
- Englishearliest quotation 2004enol
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presentalkenol
- Englishearliest quotation 2004enol
Earliest quotation: 2004, J. E. Carruthers, W. Carruthers: “A solution to the use of the thermodynamic ketone…”
Every English word from English alkenol
Today it means
noun An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
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Etymograph / English alkenol / enol