inositide

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noun

Any phospholipid containing inositol; phosphatidylinositol.

OriginProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English inositol ← Middle English alcofol →
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Meanings

nouninositide (plural inositides)

plural inositides

  1. chemistryAny phospholipid containing inositol; phosphatidylinositol.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wīs
  3. Ancient Greek*ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s)
  4. Ancient Greekῑ̓νός (īnós)
  5. Englishinosite
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishinositol
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishinositide

From inositol + -ide.

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APA

inositide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inositide

MLA

“inositide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inositide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inositide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inositide.

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