C9H9N

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skatol \Ska"tol\, n. [Gr. ???, dung + -ol.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]