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mannitol |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: mannitol n : a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine [syn: {Osmitrol}]
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