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-ose en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /-oʊs/ (General-American)
  • /-əʊs/ (UK)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) full of
    • comatose (full of sleep)

Antonyms

-less (antonym(s) of “full of”)

Deriveds

squamulose · schistose · minutiose · adenose · callose · gummose · leprose · dactylose · thallose · favose · verrucose · venulose · lichenose · nodulose · comatose · trappose · naevose · granulose · caseose · glumose · viscose · mammose · cystose · hamose · ariose · radiculose · plumulose · gyrose · annulose · epicosity · lacunulose · zygose · bracteose · tremellose · scyphose · verbose · racemulose · quartzose · esquamulose · prionose · lacunose · cormose · feldspathose · plumose · strigose · greenschistose · gneissose · adipose · neurose · foliolose

Synonyms

-ful (full of)

-ose en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /-oʊs/ (General-American)
  • /-oʊz/ (General-American)
  • /-əʊs/ (UK)
  • /-əʊz/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

dulcose · saccharose · gulose · heptose · lyxose · hexose · psicose · xylose · galactose · garantose · fructose · pentose · sucrose · levulose · threose · altrose · erythrose · aldohexose · xylulose · mannose · triose · deoxyribose · tetrose · talose · sorbose · cellose · idose · laevulose · aldose · pectose · ribose · tagatose · erythrulose · pyranose · aldopentose · cellulose · cellobiose · arabinose · sedoheptulose · maltose · allose · lactose · dextrose · biose · ketose · ribulose

Relateds

-some (having a considerable amount of)

Translations (12)

nl -ose (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · ca -osa (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · fr -ose (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · ga -ós (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · pt -ose (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · gl -osa (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · da -ose (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · hu -óz (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · es -osa (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · pl -oza (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · it -osio (suffix used to form the names of sugars) · cmn -糖 (suffix used to form the names of sugars)