mannite

American  

[man-ahyt] / ˈmæn aɪt /

noun

1. mannitol.

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Etymology

Origin of mannite

First recorded in 1820–30; mann(ose) + -ite ¹

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Example Sentences

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mannite

Proceed as in preparing solution No. I, substituting mannite for dextrose in step 5.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

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

Chemically the wild Lettuce contains lactucin, lactucopricin, asparagin, mannite, albumen, gum, and resin, together with oxalic, malic, and citric acids; thus possessing virtues for easing pain, and inducing sleep.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

Second, that fats are formed from glucose in some plants, from sucrose and from starch in others, and from mannite and similar compounds in still other species.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

This root, and the flowers, have an odour of anise, which is due to their containing some volatile oil identical with mannite.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

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