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An optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
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inositol
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n. (context biochemistry English) any of several isomeric cyclic polyhydric alcohols, C 6 H 12 O 6 , found in both plant and animal tissue.
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Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula or (-CHOH-), a six-fold alcohol ( polyol ) of cyclohexane . It exists in nine possible stereoisomers , of which the most prominent form, widely occurring in nature, is cis -1,2,3,5- ...
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n. an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
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inositol \i*no"si*tol\ ([i^]*n[o^]s"[i^]*t[o^]l), n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, strength, muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance ( C6H12O6 ) with a sweet taste, widely distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in ...
Usage examples of inositol.
He traced back the aneurin and inositol feeders, immobilized the others, thrust Nourse's arm beneath the needles.
Potter swung his attention to the priority rack beside him, checked the presentation - in the first row the pyrimidines, nucleic acids and proteins, then aneurin, riboflavin, pyridoxin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, choline, inositol, sulfhydryl.
He traced back the aneurin and inositol feeders, immobilized the others, thrust Nourse's arm beneath the needles.
Doctors admit that a dietary deficiency can cause baldness, but they protest that it's yet to be shown that an overabundance of vitamins (which, if your diet is sound, is probably what you'd be getting if you took inositol or vitamin E straight from the bottle) will cure or prevent it.