Raffinose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. 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.
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  1. a trisaccharide of fructose, glucose, and galactose that occurs in sugar beet, cotton seed, certain cereals, etc. Formula: C 18 H 32 O 16
    Raffinose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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