mannite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mannite
Example Sentences
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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 Atkinson, George Francis
The powdery substance is "mannite," which is abundant likewise on many of our Sea Weeds.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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
Both the root and the flowers contain a volatile oil, and "primulin" which is identical with mannite: whilst the acrid principle is "saponin."
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
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