[raf.fi.nose] n [F, fr. raffiner to refine, fr. re- + affiner to make fine, fr. a- ad- (fr. L ad-) + fin fine] (1876): a crystalline slightly sweet sugar obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in many plant products
RAFFINOSE
Meaning of RAFFINOSE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012