- mannitol
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1879 a slightly sweet crystalline alcohol C6H14O6 found in many plants and used especially as a diuretic and in testing kidney function
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Mannitol — Général Nom IUPAC hexane 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexol Synonymes D mannitol … Wikipédia en Français
mannitol — [ manitɔl ] n. m. • 1924; angl. mannitol (1879), ou réfect. en ol de mannite, 1815, de 1. manne ♦ Biochim. Polyalcool cristallin blanc, présent à l état libre ou combiné chez de nombreux êtres vivants. On dit aussi MANNITE n. f. ● mannitol nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mannitol — man ni*tol, n. [Mannite + ol.] 1. (Chem.) 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}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mannitol — [man′ə tôl΄, man′ətōl΄] n. [< MANNITE + OL1] a colorless, crystalline sugar alcohol, C6H8 (OH) 6, occurring in various plants and animals … English World dictionary
Mannitol — D Mannitol Systematic (IUPAC) name (2 … Wikipedia
Mannitol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Mannitol Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
mannitol — (= D mannitol) Hexitol related to D mannose. Found in plants, particularly fungi and seaweeds … Dictionary of molecular biology
mannitol — /man i tawl , tol /, n. 1. Chem. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C6H8(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:… … Universalium
mannitol — The hexahydric alcohol, widespread in plants, derived by reduction of fructose; used in renal function testing to measure glomerular filtration, and intravenously as an osmotic diuretic. SYN: manna s … Medical dictionary
mannitol — manitolis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Manozės redukcijos produktas. formulė H(CHOH)₆H atitikmenys: angl. mannite; mannitol rus. маннит; маннитол … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mannitol — A drug used to decrease swelling of the brain and to treat kidney failure. Mannitol can also be used to open the blood brain barrier, which allows anticancer medicines to enter the brain and treat brain tumors … English dictionary of cancer terms
