Definition von indol im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction
It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora
The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity
\IN-duh-luhnt\, adjective: 1 Avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive 2 Conducive to or encouraging laziness or inactivity 3 Causing little or no pain 4 Slow to heal, develop, or grow
disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"