skatole
Skatol - definition from Biology-Online.org
[(Science: physiology) 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. Origin: Gr, dung _ -ol.
MediLexicon skatole - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'skatole'
[1. 3-Methyl-1H-indole, formed in the intestine by the bacterial decomposition of l-tryptophan and found in fecal matter, to which it imparts its characteristic odor.
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