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indoxyl definition

in·doxyl (in däks′il)

noun

a compound, CHNO, produced by the hydrolysis of indican and synthesized by several methods: it is important in the synthesis of indigo

Etymology: ind(igo) + (hydr)oxyl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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