pinitol
noun
pi·ni·tol
ˈpīnəˌtȯl,
-tōl
plural -s
: a sweet crystalline compound C6H6(OH)5OCH3 that is extracted especially from the heartwood of the sugar pine and is found also in legumes and other plants; dextro-inositol monomethyl ether
Word History
Etymology
obsolete English pinite pinitol (from French, from pin pine—from Latin pinus—+ -ite) + English -ol