-ose

UK/-əʊs/US/-oʊs/UK/-əʊz/US/-oʊz/

suffix

Full of; affected by.

Similar
-ful-ous-some-ate-ed-ic-ish-like
Opposite
-less
OriginLatin -ōsus →
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Meanings

-ose1

suffix-ose (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ose, superlative most -ose)

comparative more -ose · superlative most -ose

  1. especiallyoftenbiologyFull of; affected by.

    verbose

    wordy

    2 more examples

    comatose

    sleepy; in a coma

    lichenose

    full of lichen, covered in lichens

    Synonyms: -ful

  2. especiallyoftenbiologyHaving or characterized by the presence of.

    favose

    having favi (honeycomb-like shapes), or having the ringworm disease favus

    2 more examples

    cystose

    having cysts

    dactylose

    having digits or fingers (dactyli, dactyly)

    Synonyms: -ous, -some, -ate, -ed, -ic, -ish, -like, -ly

  3. especiallyoftenbiologyResembling, similar to (especially in shape or appearance).

    cystose

    resembling a cyst

    3 more examples

    dactylose

    resembling a finger (root dactyl-)

    gneissose

    similar to gneiss

    lichenose

    resembling lichen

-ose2

suffix
  1. especiallyoftenbiologyUsed to form the names of sugars.
  2. especiallyoftenbiochemistryUsed to indicate a product of protein breakdown.

-ose3

suffix-ose (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -oses, present participle -osing, simple past and past participle -osed)

present singular third person -oses · participle present -osing · participle past -osed · past -osed

  1. especiallyoftenbiologyOccurs in some verbs derived from nouns in -osis, with an inchoative meaning “to undergo [a process]”.

    necrosis + -ose → necrose

    1 more example

    metamorphosis + -ose → metamorphose

    Synonyms: -esce

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixFull of; affected by.

Similar
-ful

suffixHaving or characterized by the presence of.

Similar
-ous-some-ate-ed-ic-ish-like-ly-oid

suffixOccurs in some verbs derived from nouns in -osis, with an inchoative meaning “to undergo [a process]”.

Similar
-esce

antonym(s) of “full of”

Opposite
-less
Also see
-ful

Origin

-ose · suffix

  1. Latin-ōsus
  2. English-ose

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position. Often associated or conflated with the unrelated suffix -osis by folk etymology (e.g. prionose : prionosis; prionose : prionosis).

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-ose · suffix

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  2. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  3. Frenchglucose
  4. Englishglucosebf.
  5. English-ose

Back-formation from glucose. Compare French -ose.

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-ose · suffix

  1. French-ose
  2. Latin-ōsis
  3. English-ose

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) From a combination of sources, mainly nouns ending in -osis (or in origin from Latin -ōsis, French -ose), by processes of back-formation and analogy; possibly influenced adjectives ending in the unrelated -ose (Latin -ōsus) with an implicit function “to become [adjective]” (compare anastomose (verb) : anastomose (adjective)).

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Translations

Catalan -osa
  • -osasuffix used to form the names of sugars
Chinese Mandarin -糖
  • -糖 (-táng)suffix used to form the names of sugars
Danish -ose
  • -osesuffix used to form the names of sugars
Dutch -ose
  • -osesuffix used to form the names of sugars
French -ose
  • -osesuffix used to form the names of sugars
Hungarian -óz
  • -ózsuffix used to form the names of sugars
Irish -ós
  • -óssuffix used to form the names of sugars
Italian -osio
  • -osiosuffix used to form the names of sugars
Polish -oza
  • -ozasuffix used to form the names of sugars
Portuguese -ose
  • -osesuffix used to form the names of sugars
Spanish -osa
  • -osasuffix used to form the names of sugars

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -ose

closegoesosrosefollowsclothesknowsJosegrossdosedosnosechosehoseproposediscloseposeimposefellowsopposeexposeprosediagnosebose
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Sounds the same

oseoesohsOso'sowes (toe–tow merger)oseoesohsOso'sowes (toe–tow merger)oseoesohsOso'sowes (toe–tow merger)
Cite this entry
APA

-ose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ose

MLA

“-ose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ose.

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