Inositol definition

Inositol

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WordNet

(1) An optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex

WiktionaryText

any of several isomeric cyclic polyhydric alcohols, C₆H₁₂O₆, found in both plant and animal tissue.

Once treated as a component of the vitamin B complex, but is not a vitamin as it can be synthesized by the body.