INDOLE
/ΛΙͺndΙΚl/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
I(1) N(1) D(2) O(1) L(1) E(1)
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Definition
/ΛΙͺndΙΚl/
noun
- 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.
- Any of the derivatives of indole1.
adjective
- Guileless
Source: Wiktionary
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