Relating to or containing an enol or enol-like structure.
From 'enol' + '-ic' (adjectival suffix), formed in the 20th century as organic chemistry terminology expanded.
Enolic chemistry is where beautiful reactions happen—the enolic form is usually rare and unstable, but that instability is exactly why it's so useful for forcing molecules to react in specific ways chemists want.
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