mannite

[ man-ahyt ]

/ ˈmæn aɪt /

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Origin of mannite

First recorded in 1820–30; mann(ose) + -ite¹

Words nearby mannite

Mann, Horace, Mannie, mannikin, Manning, mannish, mannite, mannitol, mannitol hexanitrate, mannose, Mann, Thomas, Mann-Whitney test

How to use mannite in a sentence

Dr Stenhouse has proposed some of the alg as furnishing an economical source of mannite.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Proceed exactly as in preparing French Proof agar vide supra substituting Mannite (38 grammes) for maltose.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Schmiedeberg substitutes mannite and Cresswell glycerin for the Rochelle salt, in order to render the solution stable.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887|Various
Mannite is obtained by extracting manna with alcohol and crystallizing the solution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

Various other kinds of manna are known, but none of these has been found to contain mannite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various