-ose

¹

1. a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of,” “abounding in,” “given to,” “like”:

   frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.

-ose

²

1. a suffix used in chemical terminology to form the names of sugars and other carbohydrates ( amylose; fructose; hexose; lactose ), and of protein derivatives ( proteose ).

-ose

¹

suffix forming adjectives

1. possessing; resembling

   grandiose

   verbose

-ose

²

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating a carbohydrate, esp a sugar

   lactose

2. indicating a decomposition product of protein

   albumose

–ose

1. A suffix used to form the chemical names of carbohydrates, such as glucose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ose¹

< Latin -ōsus. -ous

Origin of -ose²

Extracted from glucose

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ose¹

from Latin -ōsus; see -ous

Origin of -ose²

from glucose