raffinose

[ raf-uh-nohs ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline trisaccharide, C18H32O16⋅5H2O, with little or no sweetness, occurring in the sugar beet, cottonseed, etc., and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis.

Origin of raffinose

1
1875–80; <French raffin(er) to refine (see raffinate) + -ose2

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How to use raffinose in a sentence

  • It is a constituent of sucrose, of raffinose, and of the polysaccharide inulin, from which it may be obtained by hydrolysis.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • The hydrolysis of raffinose presents several interesting possibilities.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • Three trisaccharides which are non-reducing sugars are found in plants; namely, raffinose, gentianose, and melizitose.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • Of the higher sugars raffinose is fermented by juice from bottom yeast, but more slowly than cane sugar or maltose.

    Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden

British Dictionary definitions for raffinose

raffinose

/ (ˈræfɪˌnəʊz, -ˌnəʊs) /


noun
  1. biochem a trisaccharide of fructose, glucose, and galactose that occurs in sugar beet, cotton seed, certain cereals, etc. Formula: C 18 H 32 O 16

Origin of raffinose

1
C19: from French raffiner to refine + -ose ²

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Scientific definitions for raffinose

raffinose

[ răfə-nōs′ ]


  1. A white crystalline sugar obtained from cottonseed meal, sugar beets, and molasses. Raffinose is an oligosaccharide, consisting of three simple sugars (fructose, galactose, and glucose) linked together. Chemical formula: C18H32O16.

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