inositol

noun

ino·si·tol i-ˈnō-sə-ˌtȯl

ī-ˈnō-,

-ˌtōl

: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C₆H₁₂O₆

especially : myoinositol

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Among the more than two dozen ingredients in the kangaroo formula: biotin, choline, inositol, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium. —

Serena Solomon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018 Sodium makes up the Stanford battery’s cathode, and the anode is made from phosphorus, with the addition of a compound called myo-inositol, which can be derived from rice bran or corn. —

Irina Slav, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017 The animals lack the gene for an enzyme called inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 1 (IP6K1), which is known to play a role in fat accumulation and insulin sensitivity. —

Emma Yasinski, Science | AAAS, 5 Sep. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of inositol was in 1891

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