English Explanatory Dictionary

inosite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Former name of inositol.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.əs.ʌɪt/ /ˈɪn.əˌsaɪt/

Word forms

inosite inosites

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁sder. 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 -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite From Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.

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