SINCE 1828
keto-enol tautomerism
noun
ke·to-enol tautomerism
| \ ˈkētō+...-\
Definition of keto-enol tautomerism
: tautomerism in which the keto and enol forms of a compound (as ethyl acetoacetate) are in equilibrium
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