skatol

A crystalline volatile nitrogenous principle, C₈H₅(CH₃)NH, having an intense fecal odor, produced in the putrefactive changes which take place in the intestines.

A constituent of human fæces 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.

A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter; methyl indol, C9H9N.