-ose Definition

ōs

suffix

Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of.

Cymose.

American Heritage

Carbohydrate.

Fructose.

American Heritage

Product of protein hydrolysis.

Proteose.

American Heritage

affix

A carbohydrate.

Cellulose, sucrose.

Webster's New World

The product of a protein hydrolysis.

Proteose.

Webster's New World

Full of, having the qualities of, like.

Filose.

Webster's New World

abbreviation

Operating System Embedded.

Wiktionary

Origin of -ose

Middle English variant of -ous from Latin -ōsus

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French from glucose glucose glucose

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fr < (gluc)ose: see glucose

From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
L -osus

From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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