Etymology

enolization

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Today it means: The conversion of a ketone into an enol Full definition →

English enol ← 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. Englishenol
  11. English todayenolization

From enol + -ization.

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