transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈra-fə-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz ]
noun
Etymology: French, from raffiner to refine, from re- + affiner to make fine, from a- ad- (from Latin ad- ) + fin fine
Date: 1876
: a crystalline slightly sweet sugar C 18 H 32 O 16 obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in many plant products