indole

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Synonyms: insole, idole, indore, indol

Antonyms: insole, idole, indore, indol

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|organic compound}} An [[organic compound]], C{{sub|8}}H{{sub|7}}N, 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 [[derivative]]s occur widely in [[nature]] and have many [[industrial]] [[application]]s.
2. {{lb|en|organic compound}} Any of the derivatives of indole.

Adjective

1. {{lbl|en|obsolete}} [[guileless]]

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