mannitol

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Noun

HYPHEN

man=ni=tol

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mannitol has 1 sense

mannitol(n = noun.artifact) osmitrol - a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine;

is a kind of diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill

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CIDE DICTIONARY

mannitol, n. [Mannite + -ol.].

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. [1913 Webster]