-ous
- having, full of, characterized by: beauteous, capacious
- Chem. having a lower valence than is indicated by the suffix -ic: mercurous
See -ous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
suffix- Possessing; full of; characterized by: joyous.
- Having a valence lower than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in -ic: ferrous.
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