inositol
ino·si·tol
noun\i-ˈnō-sə-ˌtȯl, ī-ˈnō-, -ˌtōl\
Definition of INOSITOL
: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C6H12O6; especially : myoinositol
Origin of INOSITOL
International Scientific Vocabulary, from inosite inositol, from Greek in-, is sinew + International Scientific Vocabulary 2-ose + 1-ite
First Known Use: 1891
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