-OSE


Meaning of -OSE in English

I. adjective suffix

Etymology: Latin -osus

: full of : having : possessing the qualities of

cym ose

II. noun suffix

Etymology: French, from glucose

1. : carbohydrate

amyl ose

especially : sugar

pent ose

2. : primary hydrolysis product

prote ose

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.