Mannitol : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mannitol	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Mannitol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mannitol n a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine Synonym(s): mannitol, Osmitrol
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mannite \Man"nite\, n. [Cf. F. mannite.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash ({Fraxinus ornus}); -- called also {mannitol}, and {hydroxy hexane}. Cf. {Dulcite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mannitol \Man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.) The technical name of mannite. See {Mannite}.