Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
mannite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
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- noun organic chemistry A
sugar obtained bypartial oxidation ofmannite , and closely resemblinglevulose .
Etymologies
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mannite + -ose
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