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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]


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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