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raffinose

raffinose noun: a trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.

Noun

raffinose (countable and uncountable, plural raffinoses)

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

Synonyms of raffinose

Forms of raffinose

pluralraffinoses

Origin of raffinose

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

Questions about raffinose

What does raffinose mean?
Raffinose means a trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.
What part of speech is raffinose?
Raffinose is a noun.
What is the plural of raffinose?
The plural of raffinose is raffinoses.

Words near raffinose in the dictionary

  1. raffinates
  2. raffination
  3. raffing
  4. raffinosaccharide
  5. raffinosaccharides
  6. raffinose
  7. raffinoses
  8. raffish
  9. raffishly
  10. raffishness
  11. raffle

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