As nouns the difference between indole and indolic
is that indole is 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 while indolic is any derivative of indole.
As an adjective indolic is
of or pertaining to indole, or having a similar structure.
indole
Noun
(
en noun)
(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.
(chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.
Derived terms
* azaindole
* indoleacetic acid
* indoleamine
* indolebutyric acid
* isoindole
Hyponyms
* acemetacin
* atevirdine
* cediranib
* dirlotapide
* dolasetron
* gramine
* indalpine
* indican
* indoleamine
* indolequinone
* indometacin
* indoxyl
* isoindole
* mebhydrolin
* monatin
* naltrindole
* oxametacin
* paxilline
* pindolol
* ramosetron
* sertindole
* sumatriptan
* tenidap
* tropisetron
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indolic
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of or pertaining to indole, or having a similar structure
Noun
(
en noun)
Any derivative of indole
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