inositol
noun
ino·si·tol i-ˈnō-sə-ˌtȯl 
ī-ˈnō-,
-ˌtōl : any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C6H12O6
especially : myoinositol
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Among the more than two dozen ingredients in the kangaroo formula: biotin, choline, inositol, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium. 
Serena Solomon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018 Sodium makes up the Stanford battery’s cathode, and the anode is made from phosphorus, with the addition of a compound called myo-inositol, which can be derived from rice bran or corn. Irina Slav, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017 The animals lack the gene for an enzyme called inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 1 (IP6K1), which is known to play a role in fat accumulation and insulin sensitivity. Emma Yasinski, Science | AAAS, 5 Sep. 2017
Serena Solomon, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018 Sodium makes up the Stanford battery’s cathode, and the anode is made from phosphorus, with the addition of a compound called myo-inositol, which can be derived from rice bran or corn. Irina Slav, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017 The animals lack the gene for an enzyme called inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 1 (IP6K1), which is known to play a role in fat accumulation and insulin sensitivity. Emma Yasinski, Science | AAAS, 5 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from inosite inositol, from Greek in-, is sinew + International Scientific Vocabulary -ose entry 2 + -ite entry 1
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
inositol
noun
ino·si·tol in-ˈō-sə-ˌtȯl ī-ˈnō-
ī-ˈnō- -ˌtōl
: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C6H12O6
especially : myoinositol