| -ose 1 suff. Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: cymose. [Middle English, variant of -ous, from Latin -  sus.] |
| -ose 2 suff. 1. Carbohydrate: fructose. 2. Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose. [French, from glucose, glucose; see glucose.] |
-ose1
suffix forming adjectives
possessing; resembling verbose grandiose
[from Latin -ōsus; see -ous]
-ose2
suffix forming nouns
1. (Chemistry) indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugar lactose
2. (Chemistry) indicating a decomposition product of protein albumose
[from glucose]
| -ose A suffix used to form the chemical names of carbohydrates, such as glucose. |
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