Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white crystalline organic compound, C9H9N, having a strong fecal odor, found naturally in feces, beets, and coal tar and used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
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- noun organic chemistry A mildly
toxic whitecrystalline organic compound of theindole family, occurring naturally infaeces andcoal tar .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The other culprit in boar taint is something called skatole, which is produced when pigs digest food, but it can be controlled with diet.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Anne McIlroy 2009
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Pasture-feeding, particularly on alfalfa and clover, increases the levels of a compound called skatole, which also contributes a barnyardy element to pork flavor, while lambs finished on grain for a month before slaughter are milder.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Pasture-feeding, particularly on alfalfa and clover, increases the levels of a compound called skatole, which also contributes a barnyardy element to pork flavor, while lambs finished on grain for a month before slaughter are milder.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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•The characteristic odor is attributed to trace gases such as skatole, indole, and sulfur-containing compounds.
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The stinkiest compound in feces skatole has been isolated and weaponized by a retired Navy commander.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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The stinkiest compound in feces skatole has been isolated and weaponized by a retired Navy commander.
Friday, December 12, 2008 As'ad 2008
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Methane gas - more dangerous than any terrorist by Aimee on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007 at 5: 40: 00 AM skatole by nelswight on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007 at 5: 28: 04 PM
Terror Gas in NY? 2007
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Reply: skatole perhaps another ingredient! by nelswight (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 13 comments) on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007 at 5: 28: 04 PM
Terror Gas in NY? 2007
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It often has musty and horse-stable notes, probably from the prolonged fermentation of the fruit layer skatole, cresol.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Another important contributor to grass-fed flavor is skatole, which on its own smells like manure!
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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