raffinose

American  

[raf-uh-nohs] / ˈræf əˌnoʊs /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline trisaccharide, C 1 8 H 3 2 O 1 6 ⋅5H 2 O, with little or no sweetness, occurring in the sugar beet, cottonseed, etc., and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis.

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raffinose British  

/ -ˌnəʊs, ˈræfɪˌnəʊz /

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

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raffinose Scientific  

/ răf′ə-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: C ₁₈ H ₃₂ O ₁₆ .

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Etymology

Origin of raffinose

1875–80; < French raffin ( er ) to refine ( see raffinate) + -ose ²