Ketol

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

  Ketol \Ke"tol\ (k[=e]"t[=o]l), n. [Ketone + indol.] (Chem.)
     One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances,
     represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.
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     {Methyl ketol}, a weak organic base, obtained as a white


        crystalline substance having the odor of feces.
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