Definition of "inositol" [i•no•si•tol]

• Any of nine isomeric alcohols, C6H12O6·2H2O, especially one found in plant and animal tissue and classified as a member of the vitamin B complex. (noun)

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• "Professor Shamsuddin had done a lot of research into a protein called inositol, which is found on the inner wall of rice grains."
• "In particular, they thrive on a sugar called inositol which is abundant in the human brain and spinal cord."
• "# Eliminates the red face with a special form of vitamin B-3 known as inositol hexaniacinate."