enediol (English, noun)
expansion: enediol (plural enediols)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R for vicinal diols, or -C=C(OH)₂ for geminal diols, often produced by enolization. Alternative names for vicinal diols are ketene hydrate, 1,1-dihydroxyethene, and enolic form of a carboxylic acid.
Forms:
form: enediols
tags: plural