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Definition of Indol

1. 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.

Definition of Indol

1. Noun. (alternative form of indole) ¹

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Definition of Indol

1. indole [n -S] - See also: indole

Medical Definition of Indol

1. 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. Origin: Indigo + -ol of phenol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Indol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1899)
"indol and phenol were selected for use in the inquiry for two reasons. ... Second, both indol and phenol are recognizable by means of delicate color ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"These peptones, according to Père, are capable of forming more indol than those produced by the action of pepsin or any other enzyme. ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"The best mode of procedure is as follows:—Pure indol is dissolved in warm water. ... The indol is then removed by blotting-paper, and a drop or two of tho ..."

4. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of laboratory methods, for students by Charles Edmund Simon (1902)
"Previously, however, the indol and skatol are oxidized to indoxyl and ... To demonstrate the presence of phenol, indol, and skatol in the feces, ..."

5. Report (1905)
"THE USE OF TRYPTOPHAN IN CULTURE MEDIA FOR DETECTION OF indol PRODUCTION. SF EDWARDS. The object of the investigation was to contribute to our knowledge of ..."

6. Household Bacteriology for Students in Domestic Sciences by Estelle Denis Buchanan, Robert Earle Buchanan (1913)
"The nitrite is decomposed by the action of the sulphuric acid and free nitrous acid formed. This unites with the indol to form a red compound known as ..."

7. Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology by Dept. of Bacteriology and Public Health, Michigan, Michigan State University, East Lansing Agricultural College, Dept. of Bacteriology and Hygiene (1916)
"EHRLICH'S METHOD OF TESTING indol PRODUCTION The purpose of the exercise is to test the power of an organism to produce indol from peptone. ..."

8. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1902)
"For convenience of handling, I have now arranged my materials, not in chronological order, but in order of importance, viz., indol, isatin, indigo. ..."

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