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Compound with a double-bonded carbon atom
Answer for the clue "Compound with a double-bonded carbon atom ", 4 letters:
enol
Alternative clues for the word enol
- An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
- Compound with a C=C(OH) group
- Carbon component
- Puzzler's compound
- Tautomeric form of vitamin C, e.g
- Chemist's compound
- Double-bonded form of acetylacetone
- Picos de Europa lake
Word definitions for enol in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
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 guaninethe 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.