Hypertext Webster Gateway: "raffinose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raffinose \Raf"fi*nose`\, n. [F. raffiner to refine.] (Chem.)
A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained
from the molasses of the sugar beet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
raffinose
n : a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds
and certain cereals
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