Associations to the word «Indole»

Wiktionary

INDOLE, noun. (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.
INDOLE, noun. (chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.

Wise words

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