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phosphindole

phosphindole noun: a heterocycle formally derived from indole by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus.

Noun

phosphindole (plural phosphindoles)

  1. A heterocycle formally derived from indole by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus

Forms of phosphindole

pluralphosphindoles

Questions about phosphindole

What does phosphindole mean?
Phosphindole means a heterocycle formally derived from indole by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus.
What part of speech is phosphindole?
Phosphindole is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphindole?
The plural of phosphindole is phosphindoles.

Words near phosphindole in the dictionary

  1. phosphin
  2. phosphinane
  3. phosphinanes
  4. phosphinate
  5. phosphinates
  6. phosphindole
  7. phosphindoles
  8. phosphindolizine
  9. phosphindolizines
  10. phosphine
  11. phosphine imide

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