-ose 1
a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning "full of," "abounding in," "given to," "like": frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.
[ -osus. Compare -OUS ]
-ose 2
a suffix used in chemical terminology to form the names of sugars and other carbohydrates ( amylose; fructose; hexose; lactose ), and of protein derivatives ( proteose ).
[ extracted from GLUCOSE ]