INDOLE


Meaning of INDOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌdōl ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ind- + -ole

Date: 1869

: a crystalline alkaloid compound C 8 H 7 N that is a decomposition product of proteins containing tryptophan, that can be made synthetically, and that is used in perfumes ; also : a derivative of indole

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