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Definition of Inosite
1. n. A white crystalline substance with a sweet taste, found in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Called also phaseomannite.
Definition of Inosite
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A carbohydrate found in plants and animals. ¹
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Definition of Inosite
1. inositol [n -S] - See also: inositol
Medical Definition of Inosite
1. A member of the vitamin B complex necessary for growth of yeast and of mice, absence from the diet causes hair loss and dermatitis in mice. (27 Sep 1997)