Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by form]
6. [materials by chemical form]
7. compounds (materials)
8. organic compounds
9. alcohol (general)

Anotations

Scope note:

White, sweet-tasting, crystalline sugar alcohol which occurs naturally in many plants and algae. Mannitol is used widely as a dietary supplement and dietetic sweetener. In conservation, mannitol is used in tandem with sucrose for impregnation of waterlogged wood.