Definitions for mannitol
mannitol
man·ni·tol
Spelling: [man-i-tawl, -tol]
IPA: /ˈmæn ɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/
Mannitol is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 272 anagrams from letters in mannitol (ailmnnot).
Definitions for mannitol
noun
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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.
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Pharmacology. the substance used as an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular and intracranial pressures.
Origin of mannitol
First recorded in 1875-80; mannite + -ol1