mannide Chem.
(ˈmænaɪd)
[f. manna1 + -ide.]
A syrupy substance obtained by heating mannite with butyric acid.
| 1862 Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. XV. 368 Mannide... Berthelot (1856). 1892 Morley & Muir Watts' Dict. Chem., Mannide C6H10O4. Second anhydride of mannite. |