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Definition of: raffinose
(raf′ə·nōs) noun Chem.
A colorless crystalline carbohydrate, C18H32O16, having a mildly sweetish taste, found in cottonseed and in the molasses of the sugar beet: it hydrolyzes into fructose, galactose, and glucose. [<F raffiner refine + -OSE2]
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