raffinose

[ raf-uh-nohs ]
/ ˈræf əˌnoʊs /

noun Biochemistry.

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.
Also called gossypose, melitose, melitriose.

Origin of raffinose

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

Words nearby raffinose

rafferty, rafferty rules, raffia, raffia palm, raffinate, raffinose, raffish, raffle, raffles, rafflesia, rafinesque

Example sentences from the Web for raffinose

  • Three trisaccharides which are non-reducing sugars are found in plants; namely, raffinose, gentianose, and melizitose.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • The hydrolysis of raffinose presents several interesting possibilities.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for raffinose

raffinose
/ (ˈræfɪˌnəʊz, -ˌnəʊs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for raffinose

C19: from French raffiner to refine + -ose ²

Scientific definitions for raffinose

raffinose
[ răf′ə-nōs′ ]

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.