mannitol

/man-i-tawl, -tol/US // ˈmæn ɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl //UK // (ˈmænɪˌtɒl) //

甘露糖醇,甘露醇,曼尼托尔,多糖

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C6H86, 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.
- : Pharmacology. the substance used as an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular and intracranial pressures.