Definition of indol

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Indol (n.) A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora..

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Wem :: Wem (n.) An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst..
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Free from toil, pain, or trouble..
Indazol :: Indazol (n.) A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid..
Supine :: Supine (a.) Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.
Skatol :: Skatol (n.) A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol, C9H9N..
Loll :: Loll (v. i.) To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw one's self down; to lie at ease.
Inexertion :: Inexertion (n.) Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.
Unservice :: Unservice (n.) Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence.
Indican :: Indican (n.) An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin..
Dronish :: Dronish (a.) Like a drone; indolent; slow.
Oxindol :: Oxindol (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound..
Isatinic :: Isatinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, isatin; as, isatic acid, which is also called trioxindol..
Dioxindol :: Dioxindol (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance obtained by the reduction of isatin. It is a member of the indol series; -- hence its name..
Otiosity :: Otiosity (n.) Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.
Lounge :: Lounge (n.) An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor..
Indin :: Indin (n.) A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol..
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
Lotos-eater :: Lotos-eater (n.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi..
Inapplication :: Inapplication (n.) Want of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; indolence..
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