indole alkaloid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alkaloid that contains an indole structure (a bicyclic structure made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring).

Word forms

indole alkaloid indole alkaloids

Etymology

From indole + alkaloid.

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