Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

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

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol. Chem.) 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.

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

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek + -ol.

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    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • Side Lateral silicon dioxide skatol skin skullcap sleep smoking sodas sodium soft drinks soy soy oil spare tire spelt spices spinach squash

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • These bad flora are constantly taking in nutrients and creating wastes in the form of indol, skatol, and methane, to name a few.5 Methane is an internally produced toxin that results in gas and bloating.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • These bad flora are constantly taking in nutrients and creating wastes in the form of indol, skatol, and methane, to name a few.5 Methane is an internally produced toxin that results in gas and bloating.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • The characteristic odor of intestinal flatus, like that of the feces, is due mainly to skatol, a crystalline compound produced when bacteria break down the amino acid tryptophan, which is found in proteins.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • The ever-present bacteria in the stomach are thus permitted to attack the protein and putrefaction commences, rendering nutrients in the protein food largely useless to you and producing toxic wastes and foul gases, including such poisons as indol, skatol, phenol, hydrogen sulphide, phenylpropionic acid, and others.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • Or are such substances as putrescein, cadaverin, skatol or indol -- which are derived through chemical change in the putrescent mass -- contributors to the spread of the poisonous taint throughout the system?

    Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis

  • We have recorded 66 clear-cut experiments on dogs, which show that after fear and rage, after anaphylaxis, after injections of indol and skatol, of leucin and creatin, of the toxins of diphtheria and colon bacilli, of streptococci and staphylococci, of foreign proteins, and of strychnin, the Cannon test for adrenalin was positive.

    The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915

  • Cannon test for adrenalin, demonstrating the increased output of adrenalin after injection of skatol.

    The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915

  • Cells from cerebellum showing the immediate results of injection of skatol.

    The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915

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