indole alkaloid

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Etymology

From indole +‎ alkaloid.

Noun

indole alkaloid (plural indole alkaloids)

  1. 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).
    • 1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2:
      The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.
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