inositol

noun ino·si·tol \i-ˈnō-sə-ˌtȯl, ī-ˈnō-, -ˌtōl\

Definition of INOSITOL

: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C₆H₁₂O₆; especially : myoinositol

International Scientific Vocabulary, from inosite inositol, from Greek in-, is sinew + International Scientific Vocabulary ²-ose + ¹-ite

First Known Use: 1891

Medical Dictionary

noun ino·si·tol \in-ˈō-sə-ˌtȯl, ī-ˈnō-, -ˌtōl\

: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C₆H₁₂O₆; especially : myoinositol

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