ˈinəˌsēn, ˈīn-, -_sə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary inos- (from Greek inos, gen. of is sinew, tendon) + -ine — more at withy
: a crystalline nucleoside C 10 H 12 N 4 O 5 formed by partial hydrolysis of inosinic acid or by deamination of adenosine and yielding hypoxanthine and ribose on hydrolysis