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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

  1. (obsolete) guileless

Forms

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most indole Degree=Sup lexicographic
more indole Degree=Cmp lexicographic

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

  1. 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:
  2. Any of the derivatives of indole.

Forms

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indoles Number=Plur lexicographic

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)