| 单词 | inositol |
| 释义 | inositol /i noh"si tawl', -tohl', uy noh"-/, n. 1. Biochem. a compound, C6H12O6, derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex. 2. Pharm. the commercial form of this compound, a white, sweet, crystalline solid, used chiefly to promote epithelialization of the cervix after infection or injury. Also called hexahydroxycyclohexane. [1890-95; inosite ( < Gk in-, s. of ís fiber, sinew + -OSE2 + -ITE1) + -OL1] |
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