mannitol
/ˈmænɪtɒl/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a colourless sweet-tasting crystalline compound which is found in many plants and is used in various foods and medical products【化】甘露(糖)醇。
1.1
- An alcohol; chem. formula: CH2OH(CHOH)4CH2OH.一种醇, 化学分子式:CH2OH(CHOH)4CH2OH.
词源
late 19th cent.: from mannite, in the same sense, + -OL.