INOSITE
Etymology
Noun
inosite (countable and uncountable, plural inosites)
Former name of inositol.
Anagrams
• one-itis, oneitis, sinoite
Source: Wiktionary
In"o*site, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: 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).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition