mannite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mannite
Example Sentences
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The shoots, whether wild or cultivated, are succulent, and contain wax, albumen, acetate of potash, phosphate of potash, mannite, a green resin, and a fixed principle named "asparagin."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
Honey is one of these, its sugar occurring in the form of mannite, and there are other substances related to it that probably can be employed to advantage.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
What precise chemical constituents occur in the Eyebright beyond tannin, mannite, and glucose, are not yet recorded.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
A great many substances are found in plants, such as wax, mannite, "extractive matter," citric, malic, and other acids, of the nutritive value of which very little is known.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
Carbohydrates.—The largest part of the dry matter of the mushrooms is made up of various carbohydrates, including cellulose or fungocellulose, glycogen, mycoinuline, trehalose, mannite, glucose, and other related substances.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
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