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naphthoylindole

naphthoylindole noun: a class of synthetic psychoactive drugs with cannabinoidergic effects.

naphthoylindole: a class of synthetic psychoactive drugs with cannabinoidergic effects
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Noun

naphthoylindole (plural naphthoylindoles)

  1. A class of synthetic psychoactive drugs with cannabinoidergic effects.

Forms of naphthoylindole

pluralnaphthoylindoles

Origin of naphthoylindole

From naphthalene + -yl + indole, because the structure of the drug contains a naphthalene system connected to an indole system by a carbonyl group.

Questions about naphthoylindole

What does naphthoylindole mean?
Naphthoylindole means a class of synthetic psychoactive drugs with cannabinoidergic effects.
What part of speech is naphthoylindole?
Naphthoylindole is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthoylindole?
The plural of naphthoylindole is naphthoylindoles.

Words near naphthoylindole in the dictionary

  1. naphthotriazole
  2. naphthotriazoles
  3. naphthoxazine
  4. naphthoxazines
  5. naphthoxazole
  6. naphthoylindole
  7. naphthoylindoles
  8. naphthyl
  9. naphthylalanine
  10. naphthylalanines
  11. naphthylamidase

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