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-ose1 definition

-ose (ōs)

  1. a carbohydrate cellulose, sucrose
  2. the product of a protein hydrolysis proteose

Etymology: Fr < (gluc)ose: see glucose

-ose2 definition

-ose (ōs)

full of, having the qualities of, like filose

Etymology: L -osus

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