-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

Example Sentences

A crowd of of 60,181 attended the first of Cheltenham's four days, although two horses died on Tuesday - Highland Hunter, trained by Fergal O'Brien, and Ose Partir of Martin Brassil's yard.

From BBC

"It really makes me happy when I sing," said 19-year-old Osé Mavakala, who has slept on the streets for years like more than 20,000 other homeless children in Kinshasa, according to U.N. agency UNICEF.

From Reuters

The importance of pocketbook issues was echoed by former Republican congressman Doug Ose, who said GOP candidates need to stick to what families talk about at kitchen tables.

From Seattle Times

When Republicans carried state swing districts in 2022, “they were not talking about the Hunter Biden investigation or a Joe Biden impeachment. They were talking about bread-and-butter issues, and that’s where I think the voters are,” said Ose, who represented a Sacramento-area district.

From Seattle Times

Moses Ose Utomi’s debut novella “The Lies of the Ajungo” is set in a desert world in which children are forced to be mutilated at age 13 in order to keep receiving water from a merciless empire.

From Seattle Times