mannite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mannite
Example Sentences
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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 Fernie, William Thomas
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 Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
It is considered as the nitric ether of the hexatomic alcohol mannite.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
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 Grasser, Georg
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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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