indoles
UK/ˈɪndəʊlz/
indoles is the plural of indole.
Meaning of indole
Noun
indole (plural indoles)
- 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.
- The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2
- Synonyms:
- ketole
- Any of the derivatives of indole.
Noun
UK/ˈɪndəʊ̆liːz/
indoles (uncountable)
- Natural disposition; innate character; unalterable intrinsic traits and qualities (collectively).
- He must be treated as the Brachmans did their children, whose indoles they disliked.1673, Obadiah Walker, Of education, especially of young gentlemen, page 93
- Such is the indoles of the Humane Nature, where it is not strangely over-grown with Barbarousness.1677, Sir Matthew Hale, The primitive origination of mankind, page 160
Origin of indoles
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From Latin indolēs (“inborn quality, nature”), from indu- (“within, in”) + -olēs (“growing”).
Questions about indoles
- What does indoles mean?
- Indoles means natural disposition; innate character; unalterable intrinsic traits and qualities (collectively).
- What is indoles the plural of?
- Indoles is the plural of indole.
- What part of speech is indoles?
- Indoles is a noun.
- How do you pronounce indoles?
- Indoles is pronounced /ˈɪndəʊlz/ (UK).
Words near indoles in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indoles (page history and authors); indole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “indoles.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/indoles. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.