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skatole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
ska-tole
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar, 3-methylindole (C₉H₉N).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -ole

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

skatoles (plural) scatole (alternative) skatol (alternative, dated)

Questions

What does skatole mean?
A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar, 3-methylindole (C₉H₉N).
Where does skatole come from?
From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -ole

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