Morpheme
-ose
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a state or condition, chemical suffix (sugars, products of protein breakdown)
Etymology
French -ose and sometimes Latin -ōsis; Ancient Greek -ōsis, from -óō stem verbs + -sis
Evidence
cellulose, dextrose, fructose, galactose, glucose ketose, lactose, maltose, saccharose, sucrose
