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Definition of: indole
(in′dōl) noun Chem.
A white, crystalline, malodorous compound, C8H7N, formed by the reduction of indigo, and also from putrefactive animal proteins and certain albuminous compounds by fermentation. Highly diluted, it is used in perfumery. Also in′dol (-dōl, -dol). [<IND(IGO) + -OLE]
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