pinitol

noun

pi·​ni·​tol

ˈpīnəˌtȯl,

-tōl

plural -s

: a sweet crystalline compound C₆H₆(OH)₅OCH₃ that is extracted especially from the heartwood of the sugar pine and is found also in legumes and other plants; dextro-inositol monomethyl ether

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English pinite pinitol (from French, from pin pine—from Latin pinus—+ -ite) + English -ol

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