ALL meanings of raffinose
raf·fi·nose
R r - noun raffinose 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. 1
- noun raffinose a trisaccharide of fructose, glucose, and galactose that occurs in sugar beet, cotton seed, certain cereals, etc. Formula: C18H32O16 0
- noun raffinose a sweetish, crystalline trisaccharide, C18H32O16·5H2O, derived from sugar beets, cottonseed, etc. 0