ke|to-e|nol tautomerism

ke|to-e|nol tautomerism
ke|to-e|nol tautomerism «KEE toh EE nohl, -nol»,
Chemistry. a kind of tautomerism in which the substance reacts both as a ketone and as unsaturated alcohol.
[< keto(ne) + enol (form)]

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