benzofuranoindoline

noun

A multiheterocyclic organic ring system comprised of a benzofuran ring fused to an indoline ring.

OriginEnglish indoline ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí →
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Meanings

nounbenzofuranoindoline (plural benzofuranoindolines)

plural benzofuranoindolines

  1. chemistryA multiheterocyclic organic ring system comprised of a benzofuran ring fused to an indoline ring.

Origin

  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. Englishbenzofuranoindoline

From benzofuran + -o- + indoline.

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APA

benzofuranoindoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzofuranoindoline

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Chicago

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