variants
or less commonly skatol
: a foul-smelling compound C9H9N 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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The constantly present base notes are the short-chain straight and branched acids, cresol and other phenolics, and skatole.
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Harold McGee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
Two protein by-products are especially emblematic of excrement: barnyardy cresol and fecal skatole.
—Harold McGee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
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Harold McGee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
Two protein by-products are especially emblematic of excrement: barnyardy cresol and fecal skatole.
—Harold McGee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
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“Skatole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skatole. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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