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Definition of Inositol
1. Noun. An optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex.
Definition of Inositol
1. Noun. (biochemistry) any of several isomeric cyclic polyhydric alcohols, C6H12O6, found in both plant and animal tissue. ¹
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Definition of Inositol
1. an alcohol found in plant and animal tissue [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inositol
1. A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo inositol. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)