mannitol, Osmitrol
(noun) a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mannitol (countable and uncountable, plural mannitols)
(organic compound) a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener
• E421 when used as a sweetener
Source: Wiktionary
Man"ni*tol, n. Etym: [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: The technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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