MANNITOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mannitol mean? 

• MANNITOL (noun)
  The noun MANNITOL has 1 sense:

1. a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine

  Familiarity information: MANNITOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANNITOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mannitol; Osmitrol

Hypernyms ("mannitol" is a kind of...):

diuretic; diuretic drug; water pill (any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water)

 Context examples 

G. sanguinis produces acid from sorbitol, mannitol and sucrose and is positive for pyrazinamidase but negative for esterase C 4.

(Gemella sanguinis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, produces yellow pigment, ferments glucose, arabinose, mannitol, and rhamnose and is positive for ornithine decarboxylase and indole production.

(Escherichia hermannii, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, indole positive, nonhemolytic and capable of mannitol fermentation.

(Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase negative, and ferments glucose, mannitol, and arabinose.

(Hafnia alvei, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is susceptible to Kanamycin and Penicillin, ferments rhamnose, mannitol, D-tagatose and melezitose, grows in the presence of Brilliant green and reduces nitrate.

(Mitsuokella multacida, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, catalase positive, oxidase and indole negative, nitrate reduction variable, produces acid from glucose and mannitol and hydrolyzes esculin.

(Listeria grayi, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is catalase negative and produces acid from D-mannitol and D-sorbitol.

(Avibacterium paragallinarum, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, indole, citrate, and urease negative, does not produce hydrogen sulfide, and ferments xylose, but not mannitol.

(Escherichia blattae, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is urease positive, hydrolyzes esculin and does not produce acid from mannitol.

(Actinomyces naeslundii, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria reduces nitrates, is urease negative and does not produce acid from mannitol.

(Actinomyces odontolyticus, NCI Thesaurus)