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Definition
Indole, a heterocyclic organic compound (C8H7N); also used to refer to a backing.
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How it's used
Used almost exclusively in scientific or technical contexts to refer to the specific chemical compound. It is a loanword from English, and outside of chemistry or biology classrooms, it is rarely encountered in daily speech.
Examples
This chemical substance is called indole.
Is there any indole in the laboratory?
Related words
Common phrases
indole derivative
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
