What does "inosine" mean?

Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose

What is a synonym for "inosine"?

Common synonyms include: hypoxanthine ribonucleoside, imp, inosine monophosphate.

noun

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Noun

1
Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose countable, uncountable
2
a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar wordnet

From ἰνός (inós), genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, muscle”).