Definitions for mannitols

mannitols man·ni·tol

Spelling: [man-i-tawl, -tol]
IPA: /ˈmæn ɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/

Mannitols is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 556 anagrams from letters in mannitols (ailmnnost).

Definitions for mannitols

noun

  1. Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
  2. Pharmacology. the substance used as an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular and intracranial pressures.

Origin of mannitols

First recorded in 1875-80; mannite + -ol1

Word Value for mannitols
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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