1. A sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol (sugar alcohol) derived from mannose, used in medicine and food products.
Usage: chemistry/medicine; also called mannite
2. A diuretic drug administered intravenously to reduce intracranial pressure and treat cerebral edema.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical

Examples

• Mannitol is commonly used as a sweetener in sugar-free candies and chewing gum.
• The doctor prescribed mannitol to help reduce the swelling in the patient's brain.
• Mannitol occurs naturally in some plants and fungi.
• In pharmaceutical applications, mannitol serves as both an active ingredient and an excipient.
• The patient received an intravenous infusion of mannitol after the head injury.
• Mannitol has a lower caloric content than regular sugar, making it popular in diet products.