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mannitose

mannitose noun: a sugar obtained by partial oxidation of mannitol, and closely resembling levulose. It turned out to be a mixture of numerous sugars, not one.

Noun

mannitose (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A sugar obtained by partial oxidation of mannitol, and closely resembling levulose. It turned out to be a mixture of numerous sugars, not one.

Origin of mannitose

From mannite + -ose.

Questions about mannitose

What does mannitose mean?
Mannitose means a sugar obtained by partial oxidation of mannitol, and closely resembling levulose. It turned out to be a mixture of numerous sugars, not one.
What part of speech is mannitose?
Mannitose is a noun.

Words near mannitose in the dictionary

  1. mannite
  2. mannitic
  3. mannitol
  4. mannitol hexanitrate
  5. mannitols
  6. mannitose
  7. manniversaries
  8. manniversary
  9. Mannix
  10. Mannixes
  11. mannlein

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