n.
Pronunciation: i- ' n ō -s ə - ˌ to ̇ l, ī - ' n ō -, - ˌ t ō l
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from inosite inositol, from Greek in-, is sinew + International Scientific Vocabulary 2 -ose + 1 -ite
Date: 1891
: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C 6 H 12 O 6 especially : MYOINOSITOL