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pinitol

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[pahy-ni-tawl, -tol, pin-i-] / ˈpaɪ nɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl, ˈpɪn ɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 1 4 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.

Etymology

Origin of pinitol

Obsolete pinite pinitol (< French; pine 1, -ite 1 ) + -ol 1

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