Source Word
indole
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
(organic
chemistry)
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.
Japanese Meaning
有機化学におけるインドール：C₈H₇Nという化学式を持つ有機化合物で、石炭タール中に存在し、トリプトファンの細菌分解によって腸内で生成される。芳香性の二環性不均一環構造（ベンゼン環とピロール環が融合した構造）を有し、インドールおよびその誘導体は自然界に広く存在し、多くの工業的応用がある。
Sense（1）
(organic
chemistry)
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.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
