indoline

I1N1D2O1L1I1N1E1

noun

A bicyclic secondary amine consisting of a benzene ring fused to a pyrrolidine one

OriginEnglish indol(e) ← Latin ole(um) ← Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) →
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Meanings

nounindoline (plural indolines)

plural indolines

  1. chemistryA bicyclic secondary amine consisting of a benzene ring fused to a pyrrolidine one

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. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  15. Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
  16. Latinole(um)
  17. Englishindol(e)
  18. Englishindoline

From indol(e) + -ine.

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Translations

Finnish indoliini
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French indoline
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Romanian indolină
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Swedish indolin
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Cite this entry
APA

indoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indoline

MLA

“indoline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indoline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indoline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indoline.

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