indole
See also: índole
English edit
Etymology edit
From indigo + Latin oleum (“oil”); see -ole.
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- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪndəʊl/, /ˈɪndɒl/
Noun edit
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.
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organic compound
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Adjective edit
indole (comparative more indole, superlative most indole)
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indole m (plural indoles)
Further reading edit
- “indole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin indolem.[1] Compare Spanish and Portuguese índole.
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indole f (plural indoli)
- nature, disposition, character
- 1773, Pietro Verri, chapter XIII, in Discorso sull'indole del piacere e del dolore [Discourse on Pleasure and Pain]:
- Ecco perché altresí il piacere per sua indole debb’esser breve, né può protraersi oltre un corto spazio; laddove il dolore può essere tanto lungo e durevole quanto la vita che ci può togliere; perché una azione positiva sopra di noi non ha altri confini di tempo che la nostra sensibilità; […]
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