Definitions for indole

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indole in·dole

Spelling: [in-dohl]

IPA: /ˈɪn doʊl/

Indole is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in indole (deilno).

Definitions for indole

noun

1. a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.

Origin of indole

First recorded in 1865-70; ind- + -ole²

Examples for indole

Quaecunque in Germanorum indole admiranda atque imitanda fere censemus, ea in Doellingero maxime splendent.

Beyond the fact that when they are hydrolyzed they yield quinoline and indole, their composition is unknown.