-ose

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ose \-ose\suff. [L. -osus: cf. F. -ose. Cf. {-ous}.]
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     1. A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the
        qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose,
        hairy; globose, like a globe.
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     2. (Chem.) A suffix indicating that the substance to the name
        of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate
        group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  OSE
       Open Software / System Environment
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  OSE
       
          {Open Systems Environment}