mannite Chem.
(ˈmænaɪt)
[f. mann-a1 + -ite.]
A substance, C6H14O6, obtained chiefly from manna; = mannitol. Also called manna-sugar, and rarely mannite-sugar.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 224 The sweetness of this substance [Manna] is..due..to a distinct principle, called Mannite. 1880 Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. (ed. 8) 222 It contains a resin..besides starch and mannite sugar. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 493/2 In Italy mannite is prepared for sale in the shape of small cones. |