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indole alkaloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
in-dole al-ka-loid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkaloid that contains an indole structure (a bicyclic structure made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From indole + alkaloid.

Inflected Forms

indole alkaloids (plural)

Questions

What does indole alkaloid mean?
An alkaloid that contains an indole structure (a bicyclic structure made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring).
Where does indole alkaloid come from?
From indole + alkaloid.

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