the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as mannitol.
n. A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A neutral substance (C6H14O6) found in a number of plants, chiefly in the larch and manna-ash (Fraxinus Ornus), and also formed by the mucous fermentation of sugars.
Word Usage
"Hell, fifty kilos of 90 percent pure heroin, cut thirty times, with either quinine or milk powder or a cheap laxative called mannite, could generate $280 million in cash."