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

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Origin of -ose

<Latin -ōsus.Cf. -ous

Words nearby -ose

osculating circle, osculating plane, osculation, osculum, OSD, -ose, Osee, Ösel, Osetic, O.S.F., OSFCW

Other definitions 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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How to use -ose in a sentence

(5) Renationalize every privatized or partly privatized company (OSE, OTE, Eydap, PPC, etc.) and stop privatizations.
Greek Election Deepens Political Chaos and Prospect of Default|John Psaropoulos|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thallog′enous, belonging to the thallogens; Thall′oid, Thall′ose, resembling a thallus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Tuberculate -ose: formed like a tubercle: a surface covered with tubercles.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Ther's a pump an' a 'ose pipe, an' they reckon two men can do as much with this 'ere machine as twenty could without it.'
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell

Car je nay ose escrire devant Joseph et bastienne et Joachim qui ne sont que partir quand Jay commence.
The Mystery of Mary Stuart|Andrew Lang
The characteristic ending ose is added to the names of the members of this group.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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.