inositol
/ʌɪˈnəʊ.sɪ.tɒl/US/ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/
inositol noun: 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.
Noun
inositol (countable and uncountable, plural inositols)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- inosite
inositol meaning in Tamil
inositol in Tamil
- இனோசிற்றோல், இனோசிட்டால், ஐனோசிற்றோல்
Synonyms of inositol
Forms of inositol
| plural | inositols |
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Origin of inositol
From its former name inosite + -ol (“an alcohol”), from Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.
Words formed from inositol
- glycerophosphoinositol
- glycoinositol
- inositide
- inositol hexaphosphate
- inositol pentakisphosphate
- inositolphospholipid
- inositol triphosphate
- inositol triphosphate receptor
- myoinositol
- myo-inositol
- phosphatidylinositol
- phosphoinositol
Questions about inositol
- What does inositol mean?
- Inositol means 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.
- What is inositol in Tamil?
- Inositol in Tamil is இனோசிற்றோல், இனோசிட்டால், ஐனோசிற்றோல். See Inositol meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inositol?
- Inositol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inositol?
- Inositol is pronounced /ʌɪˈnəʊ.sɪ.tɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of inositol?
- The plural of inositol is inositols.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inositol (page history and authors); inositol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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