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noun
A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: gossypose, melitose
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trisaccharide
History
From French raffinose, from raffiner (“to refine”) + -ose (“a saccharide”).
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