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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar,C₉H₉N.

Etymology

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

Related phrases

coal tarorganic compound

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