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Meaning of enediol | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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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.

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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