Indole Definition

ĭndōl
noun
A white, crystalline compound, C8H7N, obtained from indigo and other sources and formed as a product of the intestinal putrefaction of proteins: it is used in perfumery, as a reagent, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of various derivatives of this compound.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Indole

Noun

Singular:
indole
Plural:
indoles

Origin of Indole

  • From indigo and Latin oleum, “oil”; consider -ole.

    From Wiktionary

  • ind(igo) –ole

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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