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MANNITIC
Etymology
Adjective
mannitic (not comparable)
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from mannite.
Source: Wiktionary
Man*nit"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite. Mannitic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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