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Skatol
Ska′tol
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], dung +
-ol
.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol,
C9H9N
. Definition 2024
skatol
skatol
English
Noun
skatol (countable and uncountable, plural skatols)
- (biochemistry) A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter; methyl indol, C9H9N.