raffinose

noun raf·fi·nose \ˈra-fə-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz\

Definition of RAFFINOSE

: a crystalline slightly sweet sugar C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆ obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in many plant products

French, from raffiner to refine, from re- + affiner to make fine, from a- ad- (from Latin ad-) + fin fine

First Known Use: 1876

Medical Dictionary

noun raf·fi·nose \ˈraf-ə-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz\

: a crystalline sugar C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆ obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in sugar beets and many plant products—called also melitose

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