Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mannitol"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mannite \Man"nite\, n. [Cf. F. mannite.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste
obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the
flowering ash ({Fraxinus ornus}); -- called also
{mannitol}, and {hydroxy hexane}. Cf. {Dulcite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mannitol \Man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.)
The technical name of mannite. See {Mannite}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mannitol
n : a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the
excretion of urine [syn: {Osmitrol}]
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