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suff.
Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: cymose.

[Middle English, variant of -ous, from Latin -ōsus.]


-ose2
suff.
  1. Carbohydrate: fructose.
  2. Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose.

[French, from glucose, glucose. See glucose.]


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suff.

Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: ramose.

–ose
suff.
  1. Carbohydrate: fructose.
  2. Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose.
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