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Definition of: inositol
(in·ō′sə·tōl, -tol) noun Biochem.
An efflorescent, crystalline, water–soluble, polyhydric alcohol, C6H6(OH)6, regarded as the anti–alopecia factor of the vitamin B complex. It is widely distributed in plant and animal tissue and also made synthetically. Also called muscle sugar. Also in·o·site (in′ə·sīt). [<Gk. is, inos muscle + -IT(E)1 + -OL1]
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