-ose

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

Origin of -ose

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<Latin -ōsus.Cf. -ous

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Other definitions for -ose (2 of 2)

-ose2

  1. 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

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Extracted from glucose

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British Dictionary definitions for -ose (1 of 2)

-ose1

suffix forming adjectives
  1. possessing; resembling: verbose; grandiose

Origin of -ose

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from Latin -ōsus; see -ous

British Dictionary definitions for -ose (2 of 2)

-ose2

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugar: lactose

  2. indicating a decomposition product of protein: albumose

Origin of -ose

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from glucose

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Scientific definitions for -ose

-ose

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

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