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Indole vs Indomethacin - What's the difference?

indole | indomethacin | Hypernyms |

Indomethacin is a hypernym of indole.



As nouns the difference between indole and indomethacin

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 indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling, having chemical formula C19H16ClNO4.

indole

English

(wikipedia 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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    indomethacin

    English

    (wikipedia indomethacin)

    Alternative forms

    * indometacin

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling, having chemical formula C19H16ClNO4.

    • Hypernyms

    * indole * tocolytic