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indole en · ADJ
Pronunciation
/ˈɪndəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation) /ˈɪndɑl/ (General-American) (Southern-England) audio /ˈɪndoʊl/ (General-American) /ˈɪndɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology From indigo + Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.
Meanings
(obsolete) guileless
Forms
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indole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈɪndəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation) /ˈɪndɑl/ (General-American) (Southern-England) audio /ˈɪndoʊl/ (General-American) /ˈɪndɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology From indigo + Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.
Meanings
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.
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: The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids. 1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2:
Any of the derivatives of indole.
Forms
Deriveds
phytoindole · spiroindole · phenylindole · indole alkaloid · naphthoylindole · indisetron · methylindole · tetraindole · indoyl · diindole · azepinoindole · bromoindole · bisindole · indolyl · indoleacetic acid · triindole · Fischer indole synthesis · isoindole · pyrroloindole · nitroindole · indoleamine · indolate · indolamine · indoleacetic · indolic · azaindole · fendosal · indolebutyric acid · ropinirole
Hyponyms
paxilline · pindolol · sumatriptan · gramine · naltrindole · oxametacin · indometacin · dolasetron · acemetacin · indolequinone · ramosetron · tenidap · dirlotapide · indoxyl · tropisetron · mebhydrolin · atevirdine · monatin · sertindole · indalpine · cediranib · indican · isoindole · skatole · indoleamine
Synonyms
ketole
Translations (33)
pt indol (organic compound) · kk индол (organic compound) · ml ഇൻഡോൾ (organic compound) · pl indol (organic compound) · de Indol (organic compound) · da indol (organic compound) · ar إندول (organic compound) · sv indol (organic compound) · fi indoli (organic compound) · ca indole (organic compound) · ko 인돌 (organic compound) · ky индол (organic compound) · nn indol (organic compound) · th อินโดล (organic compound) · ru индо́л (organic compound) · es indol (organic compound) · eo indolo (organic compound) · cmn 吲哚 (organic compound) · id indol (organic compound) · pl benzopirol (organic compound) · nl indool (organic compound) · af indool (organic compound) · hu indol (organic compound) · ro indol (organic compound) · it indolo (organic compound) · uk індол (organic compound) · nb indol (organic compound) · sh indol (organic compound) · fr indole (organic compound) · yue 吲哚 (organic compound) · fa ایندول (organic compound) · ja インドール (organic compound) · kn ಇಂಡೋಲ್ (organic compound)
Source: en.wiktionary, “indole” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.