-ose
a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from latin, meaning “full of,” “abounding in,” “given to,” “like”:
frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.
-ose2
a suffix used in chemical terminology to form the names of sugars and other carbohydrates (amylose; fructose; hexose; lactose), and of protein derivatives (proteose).
origin
-ose1
suffix
possessing; resembling verbose, grandiose
word origin
from latin -ōsus; see -ous
-ose2
suffix
indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugar lactose
indicating a decomposition product of protein alb-mose
word origin
from glucose
-ose 1
suff.
possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: ramose.
-ose 2
suff.
carbohydrate: fructose.
product of protein hydrolysis: proteose.
-ose
a suffix used to form the chemical names of carbohydrates, such as glucose.
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