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mannite

American  
[man-ahyt] / ˈmæn aɪt /

noun

  1. mannitol.


Etymology

Origin of mannite

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

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Employing gallic acid derivatives, especially the tribenzoyl compounds, coupled with glucose, e.g., mannite, yielded a neutral ester of molecular weight 2,967.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

The chemical analysis of its juice discovers its composition to be a peculiar crystallizable principle, called asparagin, albumen, mannite, malic acid, and some salts.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

It is considered as the nitric ether of the hexatomic alcohol mannite.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford

"Muscarin" is the leading active principle of the Fly Agaric, in conjunction with agaricin, mycose, and mannite.

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

If borax is present the carbon dioxide is boiled off after neutralizing exactly to methyl orange; cool, add mannite and phenolphthalein and titrate the boric acid with standard alkali.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen

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