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Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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indole

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɪndəʊl/

An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur wi

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Common Phrases

acetic indolealkaloids indole. indolering indolederivatives indoleproduction indoleindole produce
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Synonyms

ketole

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Related Words

acetaldehydeacetonitrilecarbinoldiindoleindolenineisoindoleindoleamideindoleamine

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