[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mannite \man"nite\, n.
   1. same as mannitol.
      pjc

   2. bot. a sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of
      kelp, especially from those of the laminaria saccharina,
      or devil's apron.
      1913 webster
see also:
mannitol laminaria saccharina 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mannitol \man"nitol\, n. mannite + -ol.
   1. chem. a white crystalline hexose
      ho.ch2.choh4.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
see also:
ho.ch2.choh4.ch2.oh fraxinus ornus mannite hydroxy hexane dulcite 

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