English Explanatory Dictionary

skatole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar,C₉H₉N.

Word forms

skatole skatoles scatole skatol

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -ole

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