-ose

See also: ose, OSE, osé, and Öse

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-ose

  1. full of, like
    adipose ― like fat
    Synonyms: -ous, -ness, -hood, -ship, -itas, -itude, -th, -ia, -itia, -ity, -ability, -ibility, -icity, -osity

Etymology 2

From glucose.

Suffix

-ose

  1. (chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars.
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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ose

  1. (chemistry) -ose (suffix used for sugars)
  2. (pathology) -osis (suffix used for diseases)

Derived terms

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French

Etymology 1

Borrowed via Latin from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).

Suffix

-ose

  1. (pathology) -osis, a functional disease or condition

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ose

  1. (chemistry) -ose, a saccharide (simple sugar)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ose'>French words suffixed with -ose</a>

Latin

Suffix

-ōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed via Latin from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).

Suffix

-ose f

  1. (chiefly biology and chemistry) forms the names of actions and processes; -osis
  2. (pathology) forms the names of functional diseases or conditions; -osis
  3. (chemistry) forms the names of sugars; -ose
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