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man·nose (man′ōs′)

noun

a monosaccharide found in some plants and produced by the oxidation of mannitol

Etymology: < mannitol + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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