indole

See also índole

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From indigo and Latin oleum, “oil”; consider -ole.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɪndəʊl/

Noun

indole (plural indoles)

1. (chemistry) 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.
2. (chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole₁.

Derived terms

• azaindole
• indoleacetic acid
• indoleamine
• indolebutyric acid
• isoindole

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

Anagrams

• dienol, Leonid

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Italian

Noun

indole f (plural indoli)

1. nature, disposition, character

Synonyms

• natura, carattere

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Latin

Noun

indole

1. ablative singular of indoles