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HOCH2CHOH4CH2OH
(gcide) | mannitol \man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose
(HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH) of a sweet taste obtained from a
so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash
(Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannite, and {hydroxy
hexane}. Cf. Dulcite. It is used in pharmacy as
excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also
used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as
a sweetener, and, illegally, to "cut" (dilute) illegal
drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
Syn: D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol;
Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
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HOCH2CHOH4CH2OH
(gcide) | mannitol \man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose
(HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH) of a sweet taste obtained from a
so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash
(Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannite, and {hydroxy
hexane}. Cf. Dulcite. It is used in pharmacy as
excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also
used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as
a sweetener, and, illegally, to "cut" (dilute) illegal
drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
Syn: D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol;
Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
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