indole
adjEtymology From indigo + Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.
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Obsolete guileless
indole
nounUK /ˈɪndəʊl/ · US /ˈɪndoʊl/
Etymology From indigo + Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences 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.
- The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2:
- Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects.1999, Lars Ove Dragsted, Naturally Occurring Antitumourigens, page 41:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any of the derivatives of indole.
- Derived terms
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azaindole, azepinoindole, bisindole, bromoindole, diindole, fendosal, Fischer indole synthesis, indisetron, indolamine, indolate, indoleacetic, indoleacetic acid, indole alkaloid, indoleamine, indolebutyric acid, indolic, indolyl, indoyl, isoindole, methylindole, naphthoylindole, nitroindole, phenylindole, phytoindole, pyrroloindole, ropinirole, spiroindole, tetraindole, triindole- 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