phosphoenol

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1E1N1O1L1

noun

Any phosphate of an enol

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

nounphosphoenol (plural phosphoenols)

plural phosphoenols

  1. chemistryAny phosphate of an enol

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Englishalkene
  15. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  16. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  17. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  18. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  19. Medieval Latinalcoho
  20. Middle Englishalcofol
  21. Englishalcohol
  22. Englishalkenolclip.
  23. Englishenol
  24. Englishphosphoenol

From phospho- + enol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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