indene

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noun

The bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of cyclopentadiene

OriginEnglish ind(igo) ← Dutch indigo ← Spanish índigo →
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Meanings

nounindene (plural indenes)

plural indenes

  1. chemistryThe bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of cyclopentadiene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
  3. Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
  4. Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
  5. Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
  6. Ancient GreekἸνδικός (Indikós)
  7. LatinIndicu
  8. Spanishíndico
  9. Spanishíndigo
  10. Portugueseendego
  11. Spanishíndigo
  12. Dutchindigo
  13. Englishind(igo)
  14. Englishindene

From ind(igo) + -ene.

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Translations

Catalan indè
  • indèTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 茚
  • 茚 (jan³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 茚
  • 茚 (yìn)Translations
French indène
  • indèneTranslations
Japanese インデン
  • インデン (inden)Translations
Korean 인덴
  • 인덴 (inden)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DineenNeiden
Cite this entry
APA

indene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indene

MLA

“indene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indene.

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