skaˈtoxyl Chem.
[f. as prec. + oxy- 2 + -yl.]
A product of the oxidation of skatol. Also attrib. and Comb.
| 1890 J. Cagney tr. Jaksch's Clin. Diagnosis vii. 244 It is assumed that skatol..is oxidised to skatoxyl within the body, appearing in the urine as skatoxyl-sulphuric acid. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 287 The indoxyl and skatoxyl sulphates of copper. |