indole
/ˈɪndəʊl/IPA: /IH0 N D OW1 L/
noun
- 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.
syn:ketole - 2
Any of the derivatives of indole1.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Guileless
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