Etymology

enol

E1N1O1L1

Today it means: An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom. Full definition →

English alkenolclip. ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

  1. Englishalkene
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. Englishalkenolclip.
  10. English todayenol

Clipping of alkenol.

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