-ose

a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of,” “abounding in,” “given to,” “like”: frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.

Words nearby -ose

-orama, -orexia, -orial, -oriented, -ory, -ose, -osis, -ota, -ote, -otic, -our

Origin of -ose

< Latin -ōsus. Cf. -ous

Definition for -ose (2 of 2)

-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 of -ose

extracted from glucose

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British Dictionary definitions for -ose (1 of 2)

-ose¹

suffix forming adjectives

possessing; resemblingverbose; grandiose

Word Origin for -ose

from Latin -ōsus; see -ous

British Dictionary definitions for -ose (2 of 2)

-ose²

suffix forming nouns

indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugarlactose

indicating a decomposition product of proteinalbumose

Word Origin for -ose

from glucose

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Scientific definitions for -ose

-ose

A suffix used to form the chemical names of carbohydrates, such as glucose.