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mannitol
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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]
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