Meanings
nounphotoenolization (plural photoenolizations)
plural photoenolizations
- chemistryA form of phototautomerization leading to the production of enols
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishenolization
- Englishphotoenolization
From photo- + enolization.
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APA
photoenolization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoenolization
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“photoenolization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoenolization. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoenolization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoenolization.
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