inositol

in·o·si·tol  (-ns-tôl, -tl, -n-)

n.

Any of nine isomeric alcohols, C₆H₁₂O₆·2H₂O, especially one found in plant and animal tissue and classified as a member of the vitamin B complex.

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[Greek s, n-, sinew; see wei- in Indo-European roots + -os(e)² + -it(e)² + -ol¹.]

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inositol  (-ns-tôl, -tl, -n-)

Any of nine isomeric alcohols, especially one found in plant and animal tissue and classified as a member of the vitamin B complex. Inositol is necessary for the growth of yeasts and other fungi, and in humans is especially abundant as part of a phospholipid found in the brain. Chemical formula: C₆H₁₂O₆.

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inositol - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins