-ose meaning: definition, etymology

-ose

suffix

UK /-əʊs/ · US /-oʊs/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position.

Morpheme full of

Synonyms: -ful
Antonyms: -less
Derived terms: 50 terms
adenose, adipose, annulose, ariose, bracteose, callose, caseose, comatose, cormose, cystose, dactylose, epicosity, esquamulose, favose, feldspathose, foliolose, glumose, gneissose, granulose, greenschistose, gummose, gyrose, hamose, lacunose, lacunulose, leprose, lichenose, mammose, minutiose, naevose, neurose, nodulose, plumose, plumulose, prionose, quartzose, racemulose, radiculose, schistose, scyphose, squamulose, strigose, thallose, trappose, tremellose, venulose, verbose, verrucose, viscose, zygose

suffix

UK /-əʊz/ · US /-oʊz/

Etymology Back-formation from glucose.

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Used to form the names of sugars.

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Used to indicate a product of protein breakdown.

Derived terms: 46 terms
aldohexose, aldopentose, aldose, allose, altrose, arabinose, biose, cellobiose, cellose, cellulose, deoxyribose, dextrose, dulcose, erythrose, erythrulose, fructose, galactose, garantose, gulose, heptose, hexose, idose, ketose, lactose, laevulose, levulose, lyxose, maltose, mannose, pectose, pentose, psicose, pyranose, ribose, ribulose, saccharose, sedoheptulose, sorbose, sucrose, tagatose, talose, tetrose, threose, triose, xylose, xylulose
Related terms: -some

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