oxindole

O1X8I1N1D2O1L1E1

noun

A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounoxindole (countable and uncountable, plural oxindoles)

plural oxindoles

  1. uncountablechemistryA bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide
  2. countablechemistryAny derivative of this compound

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