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-Ose
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a globe.
(2):
A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for '-Ose'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/-/-ose.html. 1828.