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INDOLS
Noun
indols
plural of indol
Anagrams
• Dolins, Lindos, nolids
Source: Wiktionary
INDOL
In"dol, n. Etym: [Indigo + -ol of phenol.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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