Definitions for inositol

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inositol in·o·si·tol

Spelling: [ih-noh-si-tawl, -tohl, ahy-noh-]

IPA: /ɪˈnoʊ sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtoʊl, aɪˈnoʊ-/

Inositol is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in inositol (iilnoost).

Definitions for inositol

noun

1. Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
2. Pharmacology. the commercial form of this compound, a white, sweet, crystalline solid, used chiefly to promote epithelialization of the cervix after infection or injury.

Origin of inositol

1890-95; inosite (Greek īn-, stem of ī́s fiber, sinew + -ose² + -ite¹) + -ol¹