Definitions For Indole

Adjective

{{lbl, en, obsolete}} guileless

Noun

INDOLE (plural INDOLEs) (organic compound) 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. : Synonym: ketole (organic chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.

Hyponyms

{{top2}} acemetacin atevirdine cediranib dirlotapide dolasetron gramine indalpine indican indoleamine indolequinone indometacin indoxyl {{mid2}} isoindole mebhydrolin monatin naltrindole oxametacin paxilline pindolol ramosetron sertindole sumatriptan tenidap tropisetron {{bottom}}

Derived terms

{{der-top}} azaindole indoleacetic acid indoleamine {{der-mid}} indolebutyric acid isoindole phytoindole {{der-bottom}}

Translations

Chinese: : Cantonese: 吲哚 (jan5 do2) : Mandarin: 吲哚, tr=yǐnduǒ German: Indol Japanese: インドール (indōru) Korean: 인돌

Etymology

From {{af, en, indigo, lang2=la, oleum, t2=oil}}; see -ole.

Anagrams

Leonid, Liendo, dienol, doline, elonid, olenid