See Also: umiak(dictionary)

raffinose (iou) and umiak (iou)


raffinose (iou)



raffinose noun. L19.
[from French raffiner refine + -OSE2.]
Chemistry. A trisaccharide sugar containing glucose, galactose, and fructose units, found in sugar beet, cotton-seed, and many cereals.

umiak (iou)



umiak noun. Also umiaq, oomiak. M18.
[Inupiaq umiaq.]
A large Eskimo canoe with a wooden frame covered in skins, esp. one paddled by women.