MANNITE
\mˈana͡ɪt], \mˈanaɪt], \m_ˈa_n_aɪ_t]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: mannitol. A hexahydric alcohol, CH2OH (CHOH)4CH2OH, derived from manna and from various acids.
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A sugar used in culture media to differentiate between two types of the dysentery bacilli, since only the B. Flexneri or the American type will acidulate mannite. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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