Definitions for raffinoseˈræf əˌnoʊs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
raf•fi•noseˈræf əˌnoʊs(n.)
a colorless, crystalline sugar, C18H32O16∙5H2O, with little or no sweetness, obtained from cottonseed and sugar beets and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis.
Category: Biochemistry
Origin of raffinose:
1875–80; < F raffiner to refine
Princeton's WordNet
raffinose(noun)
a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals
Wiktionary
raffinose(Noun)
A trisaccharide, comprised of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants
Webster Dictionary
Raffinose(noun)
a colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Raffinose
A trisaccharide occurring in Australian manna (from Eucalyptus spp, Myrtaceae) and in cottonseed meal.
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