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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