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MANNITOL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

mannitol; Osmitrol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

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 Context examples: 

This bacteria is nonmotile, catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, urease negative and produces acid from D mannitol, D sorbitol and sucrose.

(Aerococcus urinae, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, heterofermentative, amylase positive and ferments mannitol.

(Lactobacillus casei, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase, lysine and ornithine decarboxylase positive, oxidase, urease, lipase, protease, and indole negative, reduces nitrate, hydrolyzes esculin, and ferments mannitol and xylose.

(Escherichia albertii, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is urease and lipase negative, ferments cellobiose, fructose, galactose but not mannitol, hydrolyzes esculin, degrades mucin in the gastrointestinal tract and may appear helically coiled under the microscope.

(Clostridium cocleatum, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is nonmotile, secretes leukotoxin, is catalase positive and ferments mannitol and xylose.

(Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, oxidase negative, and produces acid from glucose, mannitol, rhamnose, arabinose and amygdalin.

(Klebsiella pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is motile, non sporeforming, oxidase and catalase positive, hydrolyzes esculin and ferments glucose, xylose and mannitol.

(Agrobacterium radiobacter, NCI Thesaurus)

This species nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase and indole negative, does not reduce nitrate and ferments arabinose, xylose, ribose, gluconate, cellobiose, lactose, mannitol, melezitose, salicin, and starch.

(Bifidobacterium dentium, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is hemolytic, produces acid from sucrose, produces gas from glucose and produces indole and mannitol.

(Aeromonas veronii, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is oxidase positive, does not hydrolyze esculin, produces gas from glucose and produces indole and mannitol.

(Aeromonas jandaei, NCI Thesaurus)