Etymology

benzofuranoindoline

Today it means: A multiheterocyclic organic ring system comprised of a benzofuran ring fused to an indoline ring. Full definition →

English indoline ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  3. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  4. Catalanbenjuí
  5. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  6. Englishbenzoin
  7. Englishbenzo-
  8. Englishfurfural
  9. Englishfuran
  10. Englishbenzofuran
  11. Englishindoline
  12. English todaybenzofuranoindoline

From benzofuran + -o- + indoline.

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