Defn: Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.
INDO-GERMANIC
In`do-Ger*man"ic, a. Etym: [Indo- + Germanic.]
1. Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.
2. Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.
INDOIN
In"do*in, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.
INDOL
In"dol, n. Etym: [Indigo + -ol of phenol.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: 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.
INDOLENCE In"do*lence, n. Etym: [L. indolentia freedom from pain: cf. F. indolence.]
1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.] I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.