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indolic

indolic adjective: of or pertaining to indole, or having a similar structure.

Adjective

indolic (comparative more indolic, superlative most indolic)

  1. Of or pertaining to indole, or having a similar structure
    • And how nice that scent was. Light, tender, sweet, sunny, vegetal – even a bit indolic, sharing the same dirty base note found in jasmine and tuberose.2024 May 10, Lily Stewart, “A love letter to lilacs and the joys of fleeting pleasure”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Noun

indolic (plural indolics)

  1. Any derivative of indole

Forms of indolic

Adjective
comparativemore indolic
superlativemost indolic
Noun
pluralindolics

Origin of indolic

From indole + -ic.

Words formed from indolic

Questions about indolic

What does indolic mean?
Indolic means of or pertaining to indole, or having a similar structure.
What part of speech is indolic?
Indolic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near indolic in the dictionary

  1. indolently
  2. indolepropionamide
  3. indolequinone
  4. indolequinones
  5. indoles
  6. indolic
  7. indolicidin
  8. indolicidins
  9. indolics
  10. indolin
  11. indoline

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