"mannitol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mannitols [plural]
Etymology: From earlier mannite (from manna + -ite) + -ol. By surface analysis, mann(ose) + -itol. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mannite}} mannite, {{m|en|manna}} manna, {{m|en|-ite}} -ite, {{m|en|-ol}} -ol, {{surf|en|mannose|-itol|alt1=mann(ose)}} By surface analysis, mann(ose) + -itol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mannitol (countable and uncountable, plural mannitols)
  1. (organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener. Wikipedia link: mannitol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: E421 when used as a sweetener Derived forms: mannitol hexanitrate Translations (alcohol): mannitol [masculine] (Catalan), manitol [masculine] (Czech), mannitoli (Finnish), manitol [masculine] (Galician), mannitolo [masculine] (Italian), manitol [masculine] (Spanish), manitol [masculine] (Welsh)

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