enolate

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noun

any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone

OriginEnglish enol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounenolate (plural enolates)

plural enolates

  1. chemistryany metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone

Origin

  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. Englishenolate

From enol + -ate.

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APA

enolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enolate

MLA

“enolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enolate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enolate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enolate.

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