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suff.
Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: cymose.
[Middle English, variant of -ous, from Latin -ōsus.]
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suff.
- Carbohydrate: fructose.
- Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose.
[French, from glucose, glucose. See glucose.]
suff.
Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: ramose.
–osesuff.
- Carbohydrate: fructose.
- Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose.
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- Suffixes - -ose: full of, given to (verbose); used in chemical names of sugars and carbohydrates (fructose, lactose)
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