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What does indole mean?

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Noun
  1. (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.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.
Adjective
  1. (obsolete) guileless
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