indole

From indigo and Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪndəʊl/

indole (plural indoles)

1. (organic 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.
2. (organic chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole₁.

• ketole

indole (comparative more indole, superlative most indole)

1. (obsolete) guileless

• Leonid, Liendo, dienol, doline, elonid, olenid

From Latin indolem, accusative form of indolēs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.do.le/, [ˈin̪d̪ol̺e]
• Hyphenation: ìn‧do‧le

indole f (plural indoli)

1. nature, disposition, character

• natura, carattere

indole

1. ablative singular of indolēs