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indole alkaloid

indole alkaloid noun: 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).

Noun

indole alkaloid (plural indole alkaloids)

  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).
    • The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2

Forms of indole alkaloid

pluralindole alkaloids

Origin of indole alkaloid

From indole + alkaloid.

Questions about indole alkaloid

What does indole alkaloid mean?
Indole alkaloid means 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).
What part of speech is indole alkaloid?
Indole alkaloid is a noun.
What is the plural of indole alkaloid?
The plural of indole alkaloid is indole alkaloids.

Words near indole alkaloid in the dictionary

  1. indolamine
  2. indolamines
  3. indolate
  4. indolates
  5. indole
  6. indole alkaloid
  7. indole alkaloids
  8. indoleacetamide
  9. indoleacetic
  10. indoleacetic acid
  11. indoleamide

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