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inositol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /aɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/ (General-American)
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• /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtoʊl/ (General-American)
• /ʌɪˈnəʊ.sɪ.tɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /aɪˈnoʊ.səˌtoʊl/ (General-American)
• /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHsder. Proto-Hellenic *wīs Ancient Greek *ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s) Ancient Greek ῑ̓νός (īnós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English inositol From its former name inosite + -ol (“an alcohol”), from Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A simple carbocyclic sugar (hexahydroxycyclohexane; chemical formula: C₆H₁₂O₆) which occurs in animal and plant tissue. Once treated as part of the vitamin B complex, but is not a vitamin as it can be synthesized by the body.

Forms

Deriveds

glycerophosphoinositol · inositol triphosphate receptor · phosphoinositol · inositide · inositol pentakisphosphate · inositol triphosphate · inositol hexaphosphate · phosphatidylinositol · myo-inositol · myoinositol · glycoinositol · inositolphospholipid

Synonyms

inosite

Translations (6)

ro inozitol (carbocyclic sugar) · ko 이노시톨 (carbocyclic sugar) · cmn 肌醇 (carbocyclic sugar) · cs inositol (carbocyclic sugar) · kk инозитол (carbocyclic sugar) · ja イノシトール (carbocyclic sugar)