SKATOLE


Meaning of SKATOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈska-ˌtōl, ˈskā- ]

noun

also ska·tol -ˌtȯl, -ˌtōl

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek skat-, skōr excrement — more at scatology

Date: 1879

: a foul-smelling compound C 9 H 9 N found in the intestines and feces, in civet, and in several plants or made synthetically and used in perfumes as a fixative

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