pinitol

[ pahy-ni-tawl, -tol, pin-i- ]

/ ˈpaɪ nɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl, ˈpɪn ɪ- /

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C7H14O6, obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.

Nearby words

pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform, pinion, pinite, pinitol, piniós, pink, pink bollworm, pink champagne, pink coat

Origin of pinitol

obsolete pinite pinitol (< French; see pine¹, -ite¹) + -ol¹

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