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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mannitol
mannitol
n : a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the
excretion of urine [syn:
Osmitrol]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: mannitol
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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