mannitose Chem.
(ˈmænɪtəʊs)
[f. mannite + -ose.]
A substance, C6H12O6, isomeric with glucose, obtained from mannite.
| 1862 Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. XV. 339 When mannite is oxidised under the influence of platinum-black [etc.], an unfermentable substance and a fermentable sugar (mannitose) are produced. 1865 [see mannitic a.]. |