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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
inositol \i*no"si*tol\ ([i^]*n[o^]s"[i^]*t[o^]l), n. [Gr. 'i`s,
'ino`s, strength, muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A white crystalline substance ({C6H12O6) with a sweet taste,
widely distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids,
particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, and also
in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts,
etc. Although isomeric with dextrose, it has no carbonyl
(aldehyde or ketone) group, and is therefore not a
carbohydrate, but a derivative of cyclohexane. Called also
inosite, cyclohexitol, cyclohexanehexol,
hexahydroxycyclohexane and phaseomannite. There are nine
possible steroisomers, not all of which are found naturally.
The predominate natural form is
cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, also called
myo-inositol. The naturally occurring phytic acid in plants
is the hexaphosphate of inositol, from which inositol may be
manufactured; phytin is the calcium-magnesium salt of phytic
acid. It is also a component of phosphatidylinositol. --MI11
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Phaseomannite \Pha`se*o*man"nite\, n. [So called because found
in the unripe fruit of the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).]
(Chem.)
Same as Inosite.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Inosite \In"o*site\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, strength, muscle.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
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.
Note: Chemically,it has the composition represented by the
formula, C6H12O6+H2O, and was formerly regarded as a
carbohydrate, isomeric with dextrose, but is now known
to be an aromatic compound (a hexacid phenol derivative
of benzene).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Phaseomannite \Pha`se*o*man"nite\, n. [So called because found
in the unripe fruit of the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).]
(Chem.)
Same as Inosite.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
phaseomannite
n.
(lb en chemistry) inosite
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
phaseomannite
n.
(lb en chemistry) inosite
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
phaseomannite
n.
(lb en chemistry) inosite
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
phaseomannite
n.
(lb en chemistry) inosite
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