indole

== English == === Etymology === From indigo +‎ Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪndəʊl/, /ˈɪndɒl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪndoʊl/, /ˈɪndɑl/ === Noun === indole (plural indoles) (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. Synonym: ketole (organic chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === indole (comparative more indole, superlative most indole) (obsolete) guileless === Further reading === indole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === El Nido, Leonid, Liendo, dienol, doline, elonid, loined, olenid == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === indole m (plural indoles) indole === Further reading === “indole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin indolem. Compare Spanish and Portuguese índole. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈin.do.le/ Rhymes: -indole Hyphenation: ìn‧do‧le === Noun === indole f (plural indoli) nature, disposition, character Synonyms: natura, carattere === References === == Latin == === Noun === indole ablative singular of indolēs