mannitic, a. Chem.
(mæˈnɪtɪk)
[f. mannite + -ic.]
Derived from mannite. mannitic acid (see quot. 1865).
| 1862 Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. XV. 369 Mannitic ethers. 1865 ― Dict. Chem. III. 825 Mannitic acid, C6H12O7, an acid produced, together with mannitose, by the oxidation of mannite under the influence of platinum-black. 1876 tr. Schützenberger's Ferment. 192 These gummy and mannitic ferments. |