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-ose

  1. nominal suffix meaning "carbohydrate" (for example, amylose), especially meaning "sugar" (for example, pentose)
  2. nominal suffix meaning "primary hydrolysis product" (for example, proteose)
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  1. full of, having the qualities of, like
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /-əʊs/ / /-əʊz/ / /-oʊs/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose Back-formation from glucose.

  1. Used to form the names of sugars.
  2. Used to indicate a product of protein breakdown