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INDOLE
Etymology
Noun
indole (plural indoles)
(organic compound) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.
Synonym: ketole
(organic chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.
Hyponyms
• acemetacin
• atevirdine
• cediranib
• dirlotapide
• dolasetron
• gramine
• indalpine
• indican
• indoleamine
• indolequinone
• indometacin
• indoxyl
• isoindole
• mebhydrolin
• monatin
• naltrindole
• oxametacin
• paxilline
• pindolol
• ramosetron
• sertindole
• sumatriptan
• tenidap
• tropisetron
Adjective
indole (comparative more indole, superlative most indole)
(obsolete) guileless
Anagrams
• El Nido, Leonid, Liendo, dienol, doline, elonid, olenid
Source: Wiktionary
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