English Explanatory Dictionary

inositol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ʌɪˈnəʊ.sɪ.tɒl/ /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/ /aɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/ /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtoʊl/ /aɪˈnoʊ.səˌtoʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inositol.wav

Word forms

inositol inositols

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 Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. 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.

Synonyms

inosite

Derived words

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