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raffinose

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Etymology

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From French raffinose, from raffiner (“to refine”) + -ose (“a saccharide”).[1]

Noun

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raffinose (countable and uncountable, plural raffinoses)

  1. (biochemistry) A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.
    Synonyms: gossypose, melitose

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References

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  1. ^ “raffinose, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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