Meanings
nouninosine (countable and uncountable, plural inosines)
plural inosines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAny nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
Origin
From ἰνός (inós), genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, muscle”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech inosin
- inosinAny nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
French inosine
- inosineAny nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
German Inosin
- InosinAny nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
Polish inozyna
- inozynaAny nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
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APA
inosine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inosine
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“inosine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inosine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inosine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inosine.
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