Mannitic

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mannitic \Man*nit"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannitol.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Mannitic acid} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,
        intermediate between saccharic acid and mannitol, and


        obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
        [1913 Webster]