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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ose1 ,suffix. - -ose is attached to roots to form adjectives with the meaning "full of, abounding in, given to, or like (the root):''verb- (= word) + -ose → verbose (= full of words);bellic- (= war) + -ose → bellicose (= eager for fighting or war).
-ose2 ,suffix. - Chemistry-ose is attached to roots to form nouns that name sugars, carbohydrates, and substances that are formed from proteins:fruct- + -ose → fructose (= a fruit sugar);lact- + -ose → lactose (= a milk sugar);prote- + ose → proteose (= a compound made from protein).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ose,1 - a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning "full of,'' "abounding in,'' "given to,'' "like'':frondose; jocose;otiose;verbose.
- Latin -ōsus. Compare -ous
-ose,2 - Chemistrya suffix used in chemical terminology to form the names of sugars and other carbohydrates (amylose;
fructose; hexose; lactose), and of protein derivatives (proteose).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ose suffix forming adjectives - possessing; resembling: verbose, grandiose
Etymology: from Latin -ōsus; see -ous -ose suffix forming nouns - indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugar: lactose
- indicating a decomposition product of protein: albumose
Etymology: from glucose |