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Definition of Skatol

1. n. 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.

Definition of Skatol

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter; methyl indol, C₉H₉N. ¹

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Definition of Skatol

1. skatole [n -S] - See also: skatole

Medical Definition of Skatol

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Skatol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis by Means of Microscopic and Chemical Methods by Charles Edmund Simon (1907)
"Previously, howe^r the indol and skatol are oxidized to indoxyl and ... To demonstrate the presence of phenol, indol, and skatol in thf feces, ..."

2. A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body: Including an by Arthur Gamgee (1893)
"skatol. [BOOK II. 4. Indol is dissolved in very little benzol, and about three times its weight of crystallised picric acid is then added. ..."

3. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of laboratory methods, for students by Charles Edmund Simon (1902)
"Previously, however, the indol and skatol are oxidized to ... To demonstrate the presence of phenol, indol, and skatol in the feces, we may proceed as ..."

4. A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body: Including an by Arthur Gamgee (1893)
"In order to separate the skatol, he added an excess of acetic acid and distilled. The distillate was acidulated with hydrochloric acid and treated with ..."

5. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis by Means of Microscopic and Chemical Methods by Charles Edmund Simon (1900)
"Phenol, Indol, and skatol. — Tyrosin, produced during the process of ... The relation which phenol, cresol, indol, and skatol bear to tyro- sin may be seen ..."

6. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry by Olof Hammarsten, Sven Gustaf Hedin (1914)
"Indol and skatol act differently, at least in dogs, indol producing a considerable amount of ethereal-sulphuric acid, while skatol gives only a small ..."

7. The Common Bacterial Infections of the Digestive Tract and the Intoxications by Christian Archibald Herter (1907)
"skatol. — This substance is formed in very small quantities from day to day in some normal persons, and in persons suffering from excessive intestinal ..."

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