Look up: inositol

1. inositol
   [n] - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
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2. inositol
   intracellular messenger Category: Medicine
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3. inositol
   A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo-inositol.
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4. inositol
   A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo inositol. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. inositol
   (ĭ-no´sĭ-tol) a cyclic sugar alcohol; usually referring to the most abundant isomer, myo-inositol, which is found in many plant and animal tissues.
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6. inositol
   any of several stereoisomeric alcohols similar in molecular structure to the simple carbohydrates. The best known of the inositols is myoinositol, ...
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7. Inositol
   Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula {Carbon}6{Hydrogen}12{Oxygen}6 or (-CHOH-)6, a sixfold 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-``trans``-4,6-cyclohexanehexol```, or myo-inositol` ...
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8. inositol
   inositol (inō'sitōl) : see vitamin.
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9. inositol
   Type: Term Pronunciation: in-ō′si-tōl, -tol Definitions: 1. A member of the vitamin B complex necessary for growth of yeast and of mice; absence from the diet causes alopecia and dermatitis in mice and 'spectacle eyes' in rats. It occurs in a number of stereoisomeric forms: cis-, epi...
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10. inositol
    (u1-no;su1-tol) A sugarlike B-complex vitamin. Inositol triphosphate is believed to act as a second messenger in the action of some hormones.
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11. inositol
    (u1-no;su1-tol) A sugarlike B-complex vitamin. Inositol triphosphate is believed to act as a second messenger in the action of some hormones.
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12. inositol
    A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Inositol helps cells make membranes and respond to messages from their environment. It has the same chemical formula as glucose (the chief source of energy for living organisms) but has a different...
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