Definition of mannose
: an aldose C6H12O6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis
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It was determined that nectar from the tree contained a toxic sugar, called mannose, that poisoned and killed the bees.
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