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Definitions for Mannitol
[1] Chemistry . a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C6 H8 (OH)6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
[2] Pharmacology . the substance used as an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular and intracranial pressures.
[3] a white crystalline water-soluble sweet-tasting alcohol, found in plants and used in diet sweets and as a dietary supplement (E421 ). Formula: C 6 H 14 O 6
Words nearby Mannitol
mannie, mannikin, manning, mannish, mannite, mannitol, mannitol hexanitrate, mannose, mannosidosis, manny, mano
Origin of Mannitol
First recorded in 1875–80; mannite + -ol1
Word origin for Mannitol
from mannose + -ite ² + -ol 1