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inositol definition

ino·si·tol (i nō′sə tôl′, -tōl′, -täl′)

noun

a sweet crystalline alcohol, CH(OH), existing in nine isomeric forms and found in both plant and animal tissues, esp. the form found in the vitamin B complex that may have some effect on cholesterol metabolism
also inosite in′o·site′ (in′ō sīt′)

Etymology: < Gr is (gen. inos), muscle, fiber, strength (see inion) + -it(e) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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