From indole + alkaloid.
indole alkaloid (plural indole alkaloids)
- An alkaloid that contains an indole structure (a bicyclic structure made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring).
1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2:The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.
