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From Fischer(ella) + indole.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of several antimicrobial alkaloids, obtained from a blue-green alga of the genus Fischerella, having a structure similar to hapalindole. Full definition →
From Fischer(ella) + indole.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.