raffinose
/ˈræfɪnəʊz/noun
mass noun
- Chemistry a sugar present in sugar beet, cotton seed, and many cereals. It is a trisaccharide containing glucose, galactose, and fructose units.【化】密三糖, 棉子糖。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French raffiner 'refine' + -OSE2.