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raffinose: Meaning and Definition of

raf•fi•nose

Pronunciation: (raf'u-n?s"), [key]
? n. Biochem.
  1. a colorless, crystalline trisaccharide, CHO&multiplydot;5HO, with little or no sweetness, occurring in the sugar beet, cottonseed, etc., and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis. Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
raffinate raffish

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