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inositol

/ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
in-os-i-tol
IPA
/ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHsder. 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 -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. 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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/
  • British English: /ʌɪˈnəʊ.sɪ.tɒl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inositols (plural)

Derived Forms

glycerophosphoinositol glycoinositol inositide inositolphospholipid myoinositol phosphatidylinositol phosphoinositol

Phrases

inositol hexaphosphate inositol pentakisphosphate inositol triphosphate inositol triphosphate receptor myo-inositol

Synonyms

inosite

Questions

How do you pronounce inositol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnoʊ.səˌtɒl/.
What does inositol mean?
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.
Where does inositol come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHsder. 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 -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. 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.

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