Morpheme
-os(e) [-ose, -os]
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix for naming saccharides (simple sugars)
Etymology
(1) from glucose (<Gluce + -ose>); French glucose; Ancient Greek gleûkos; (2) French -ose; Latin -ōsus
Evidence
biose, bioside, cellulose, dextrose, fructose, galactose, glucobiose, gypsobiose, gypsotriose, ketose, lactose, maltose, pentose, saccharose, sucrose, tetrose, triose
