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Answer for the clue "Tautomeric form of vitamin C, e.g. ", 4 letters:
enol

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Enols , or more formally, alkenols , are a type of reactive structure or intermediate in organic chemistry that is represented as an alkene ( olefin ) with a hydroxyl group attached to one end of the alkene double bond . The terms enol and alkenol are portmanteaus ...

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n. (context organic chemistry English) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

Usage examples of enol.

An hour after he posts it Donahue tells him he has the wrong forms of thymine and guanine—the enol, not the keto form.

An hour after he posts it Donahue tells him he has the wrong forms of thymine and guanine—the enol, not the keto form.