Words ending with the suffix -OSE
The words on this list are nouns, adjectives and verbs.
acaulose adjective also acauline, acaulescent, acaulous
acerose adjective also acerate, acerous
acervose adjective
acetose adjective also acetous
acinose adjective also acinous
aconddylose adjective
actuose adjective(Obsolete)
acuminose adjective
adenose adjective
adipose noun, adjective
agarose noun
aggerose adjective
albuminose adjective also albuminous
albumose noun (American English) also proteose (British English)
aldohexose noun
aldopentose noun
aldose noun
amylose noun
anastomose verb
anchylose verb variant of ankylose
anfractuose adjective also anfractuous
anginose adjective also anginous, anginal
angulose adjective also angulous, angular
anhelose adjective also anhelous
animose adjective
ankylose verb
annulose adjective
anthracnose noun
antialbumose noun
aporose adjective
aquose adjective also aqueous
arabinose noun also called pectinose, pectin sugar
araneose adjective also araneous
arenose adjective also arenous, arenulous
ariose adjective
arkose noun
arrose verb
bellicose adjective
bicallose adjective
biocenose noun also biotic community
biramose adjective also biramous
bisetose adjective also bisetous
bispinose adjective also bispinous
botryose adjective 1. also botryoidal (Mineralogy) 2. same as racemose
brigose adjective also contentious, quarrelsome
bulbose adjective also bulbous
caespitose adjective (British English) or cespitose (American English)
calculose adjective
callose 1. adjective 2. noun also callus (Botany)
capillose adjective (Rare) also hairy
carboxymethylcellulose noun also called cellulose gum
cariose adjective also carious
carnose adjective also carnous
caseose noun
cellobiose noun also cellose
cellose noun also cellobiose
cellulose noun
cerebrose noun also galactose
cespitose adjective (American English) or caespitose (British English)
chloralose noun also called glucochlorose
chlorophyllose adjective also chlorphyllous
cicatricose adjective
cicatrose adjective same as cicatricose
cirrhose adjective variant of cirrose
cirrose adjective also cirrous
comatose adjective
comose adjective also comate
confragose adjective also broken, uneven
corticose adjective
corymbose adjective also corymblike
cretose adjective also cretaceous, chalky
cribrose adjective also cribrous, cribriform
crinose adjective also hairy
crocose noun
crustose adjective
cubilose noun
cumulose adjective (Obsolete)
cutose noun
cymose adjective
cystose adjective also cystic, bladdery
dambose noun
deoxyribose noun
deoxymannose noun same as rhamnose
desidiose adjective also desidious
dextroglucose noun
dextrose noun same as dextroglucose also called corn sugar, grape sugar
diagnose verb
dulcose noun also called dulcitol, dulcite, galactitol
dumetose adjective also dumose
dumose adjective also dumous
ebriose adjective also inebriated
ecchymose verb
edematose adjective (American English) or oedematose (British English) also edematous (Am Eng) or oedematous (Br Eng)
effectuose adjective (Obsolete) also effectuous, effective
eglandulose adjective also eglandular
egranulose adjective
endocytose verb
endosmose noun also endosmosis
epidermose noun same as keratin
epulose adjective (Obsolete)
erose adjective
erythrogranulose noun
excerebrose adjective also brainless
exocytose verb
exosmose noun (Archaic) same as exosmosis
farinose adjective
favose adjective also faveolate
febriculose adjective (Rare)
feldspathose adjective also felspathose, feldspathic, felspathic
felspathose adjective also feldspathose, felspathic, feldspathic
fibrillose adjective
fibrose verb
filose adjective
fistulose adjective also fistulous
flexuose adjective also flexuous
floccose adjective
foliolose adjective
foliose adjective also folious, foliaceous
folliculose adjective
formidolose adjective (Obsolete)
frondose adjective
fructiculose adjective
fructose noun also called laevulose (British English) or levulose (American English), fruit sugar
fruticose adjective also frutescent
fruticulose adjective
fucose noun
furanose noun
galactose noun
gelose noun
gentianose noun
gibbose adjective also gibbous
glandulose adjective also glandulous
globose adjective also globelike
glucochlorose noun same as chloralose
glucose noun
glycerose noun also glyceraldehyde
glycose noun
gneissose adjective also gneissic, gneissitic, gneissoid
gossypose noun same as raffinose
grandiose adjective
granulose adjective also granular
grumose adjective also grumous
gummose adjective (Rare) also gummous (Rare)
gyrose adjective
hamose adjective same as hamulose
hamulose adjective also hamose, hamulous, hamular, hamulate
hederose adjective
hemialbumose noun
hemicellulose noun
heptose noun
herbose adjective
hexose noun
hydrocellulose noun
hyperadipose adjective
inactose noun
infructuose adjective
isodose noun, adjective
isohyetose adjective
isotherombrose noun
jocose adjective
jubilose adjective (Obsolete) also jubilant, rejoicing
keratose 1. adjective 2. noun same as keratode
ketose noun
labiose adjective
labrose adjective (Rare)
lachrymose adjective
lacrymose adjective variant of lachrymose
lactose noun also called milk sugar
lactulose noun
lacunose adjective also lacunulose
lacunulose adjective also lacunose
laevulose (British English) or levulose (American English) same as fructose
lamellose adjective also lamellate, lamellated
laminose adjective also laminate (in adjectival form), laminar
lanose adjective same as lanate
lanuginose adjective also lanuginous
lentiginose adjective also lentiginous
leprose adjective also leprous
levulose (American English) or laevulose (British English) same as fructose
lichenose adjective also lichenous, lichenoid
lignireose noun same as lignin
lignocellulose noun
lignose noun
literose adjective
lobose adjective
lobulose adjective also lobular, lobulate, lobulated
loculose adjective also loculous
lutose adjective
maculose adjective
maltobiose noun same as maltose
maltose noun also called maltobiose, malt sugar
mammose adjective
mannitose noun
mannose noun
marmose noun (Obsolete, Zoology)
melezitose noun also written melicitose
melicitose noun variant of melezitose
melitose noun same as raffinose
melitriose noun same as raffinose
metamorphose verb
metempsychose verb also metempsychosize
methylcellulose noun
minutiose adjective
misdiagnose verb
mollipilose adjective
morbose adjective also morbid, diseased
morose adjective
mucose adjective also mucous (not to be confused with mucus)
mulierose adjective (Obsolete)
multiramose adjective
muscose adjective (Obsolete)
mycose noun also trehalose
naevose adjective (British English) or nevose (American English) also naevous (Br Eng) or nevous (Am Eng)
narcose adjective also stuporous
nebulose adjective also nebulous
necrose verb
nevose adjective (American English) or naevose (British English) also nevous (Am Eng) or naevous (Br Eng)
nervose adjective (Obsolete) also nerved (Botany)
nidorose adjective also nidorous
nimbose adjective also cloudy, stormy, tempestuous
nitrocellulose noun same as cellulose nitrate
nitrose adjective also nitrous
nodose adjective also nodous
nodulose adjective also nodulous
nonglucose noun
nonspinose adjective
nonvasculose adjective also nonvasculous
nubilose adjective also nubilous
oedematose adjective (British English) or edematose (American English) also oedematous (Br Eng) or edematous (Am Eng)
oleose adjective (Rare) also oleous, oily
operose adjective
osmose 1. noun former name for osmosis 2. verb
otiose adjective
paludose adjective also paludous
pannose adjective
papillose adjective
pappose adjective also pappous
papulose adjective
parachrose adjective
paxillose adjective
pectinose noun same as arabinose also called pectin sugar
pectose noun same as protopectin
pentose noun
phagocytose verb same as phagocytize
phenose noun
pilose adjective also pilous
plagose adjective
plumose adjective
plumulose adjective
pluviose adjective also pluvious
pollinose adjective similar to or same as pruinose
polysaccharose noun also polysaccharide
porose adjective also porous
prognose verb
proteose noun (British English) also albumose (American English)
pruinose adjective
pulicose adjective (Archaic) also pulicous
pyoxanthose noun
pyranose noun
pyrocellulose noun same as cordite
quartzose adjective also quartzous
quasi-jocose adjective
racemose adjective
racemulose adjective
radicellose adjective same as radiculose
radiculose adjective
raffinose noun also called gossypose, melitose, melitriose
ramose adjective
ramulose adjective also ramulous
religiose adjective
reticulose adjective also reticulate
rhamnose noun also deoxymannose
ribose noun
rimose adjective also rimous
rivose adjective
rivulose adjective
rubiginose adjective also rubiginous
rugose adjective
rugulose adjective
sabulose adjective 1. also sabulous 2. also sabuline
saccharose noun same as sucrose
sarmentose adjective also sarmentous, sarmentaceous
scapose adjective
scariose adjective also scarious
schistose adjective also schistous
sclerose verb
secalose noun
semicellulose noun
semicomatose adjective
seminose noun
serose adjective also serous
setose adjective also bristly
setulose adjective also setulous
siliculose adjective
siliginose adjective
siliquose adjective also siliquous
sinuose adjective also sinuous
soporose adjective also soporous
sorbose noun
spadicose adjective also spadiceous
spathose adjective 1. same as spathic 2. also spathous same as spathaceous
spicose adjective
spinose adjective also spinous
spinulose adjective
spongiose adjective also spongy, porous
squamose adjective also squamous, squamosal
squamulose adjective
squarrose adjective
squarrulose adjective
stigmatose adjective
stratose adjective
strigillose adjective
strigose adjective
strumose adjective
stupose adjective
subcorymbose adjective
suberose adjective also suberous, corklike, corky
subglobose adjective
subnodulose adjective also subnodulous
subramose adjective
subspinose adjective
subventricose adjective
succose adjective same as succous (Literary)
sucralose noun
sucrose noun technical name for sugar
suffruticose adjective
supermorose adjective
surculose adjective
synanthrose noun
talcose adjective also talcous
tenebricose adjective also tenebrous, dark, gloomy
tenebrose adjective also tenebrous
tetrose noun
thrombose verb
tomentose adjective
torose adjective also torous
tortuose adjective
torulose adjective
trappose adjective
trehalose noun also mycose
trichomatose adjective
trichinose verb
trinitrocellulose noun same as pyroxylin or pyroxyline
triose noun
tristigmatose adjective
tuberculose adjective 1. also tuberculate, tuberculated 2. also tubercular, tuberculous
tuberose 1. noun 2. adjective also tuberous
tubulose adjective
tumulose adjective also tumulous, tumular
tylose noun also tylosis
typhose adjective
uliginose adjective also uliginous
umbrose adjective also umbrageous
unbellicose adjective
underdiagnose verb
undulose adjective
unjocose adjective
unmorose adjective
urinose adjective also urinous
vadose adjective
vaginervose adjective
vaporose adjective (American English) or vapourose (British English) also vaporous (Am Eng) or vapourous (Br Eng)
varicose adjective
vasculose adjective also vasculous, vascular
venenose adjective also venenous, venemous, poisonous
venose adjective also venous
ventose adjective (Archaic)
ventricose adjective
venulose adjective also venulous
verbose adjective also wordy
vermiculose adjective also vermiculous
vernicose adjective
verrucose adjective
verruculose adjective
vesiculose adjective
villose adjective same as villous
vinose adjective also vinous
virose adjective (Rare)
viscose noun, adjective
viticulose adjective
vorticose adjective also vortical
vulnerose adjective
vulnose adjective same as vulnerose
xanthose noun
xylose noun
zygose adjective
zymose noun same as invertin
The words on this list are nouns, adjectives and verbs.
acaulose adjective also acauline, acaulescent, acaulous
acerose adjective also acerate, acerous
acervose adjective
acetose adjective also acetous
acinose adjective also acinous
aconddylose adjective
actuose adjective(Obsolete)
acuminose adjective
adenose adjective
adipose noun, adjective
agarose noun
aggerose adjective
albuminose adjective also albuminous
albumose noun (American English) also proteose (British English)
aldohexose noun
aldopentose noun
aldose noun
amylose noun
anastomose verb
anchylose verb variant of ankylose
anfractuose adjective also anfractuous
anginose adjective also anginous, anginal
angulose adjective also angulous, angular
anhelose adjective also anhelous
animose adjective
ankylose verb
annulose adjective
anthracnose noun
antialbumose noun
aporose adjective
aquose adjective also aqueous
arabinose noun also called pectinose, pectin sugar
araneose adjective also araneous
arenose adjective also arenous, arenulous
ariose adjective
arkose noun
arrose verb
bellicose adjective
bicallose adjective
biocenose noun also biotic community
biramose adjective also biramous
bisetose adjective also bisetous
bispinose adjective also bispinous
botryose adjective 1. also botryoidal (Mineralogy) 2. same as racemose
brigose adjective also contentious, quarrelsome
bulbose adjective also bulbous
caespitose adjective (British English) or cespitose (American English)
calculose adjective
callose 1. adjective 2. noun also callus (Botany)
capillose adjective (Rare) also hairy
carboxymethylcellulose noun also called cellulose gum
cariose adjective also carious
carnose adjective also carnous
caseose noun
cellobiose noun also cellose
cellose noun also cellobiose
cellulose noun
cerebrose noun also galactose
cespitose adjective (American English) or caespitose (British English)
chloralose noun also called glucochlorose
chlorophyllose adjective also chlorphyllous
cicatricose adjective
cicatrose adjective same as cicatricose
cirrhose adjective variant of cirrose
cirrose adjective also cirrous
comatose adjective
comose adjective also comate
confragose adjective also broken, uneven
corticose adjective
corymbose adjective also corymblike
cretose adjective also cretaceous, chalky
cribrose adjective also cribrous, cribriform
crinose adjective also hairy
crocose noun
crustose adjective
cubilose noun
cumulose adjective (Obsolete)
cutose noun
cymose adjective
cystose adjective also cystic, bladdery
dambose noun
deoxyribose noun
deoxymannose noun same as rhamnose
desidiose adjective also desidious
dextroglucose noun
dextrose noun same as dextroglucose also called corn sugar, grape sugar
diagnose verb
dulcose noun also called dulcitol, dulcite, galactitol
dumetose adjective also dumose
dumose adjective also dumous
ebriose adjective also inebriated
ecchymose verb
edematose adjective (American English) or oedematose (British English) also edematous (Am Eng) or oedematous (Br Eng)
effectuose adjective (Obsolete) also effectuous, effective
eglandulose adjective also eglandular
egranulose adjective
endocytose verb
endosmose noun also endosmosis
epidermose noun same as keratin
epulose adjective (Obsolete)
erose adjective
erythrogranulose noun
excerebrose adjective also brainless
exocytose verb
exosmose noun (Archaic) same as exosmosis
farinose adjective
favose adjective also faveolate
febriculose adjective (Rare)
feldspathose adjective also felspathose, feldspathic, felspathic
felspathose adjective also feldspathose, felspathic, feldspathic
fibrillose adjective
fibrose verb
filose adjective
fistulose adjective also fistulous
flexuose adjective also flexuous
floccose adjective
foliolose adjective
foliose adjective also folious, foliaceous
folliculose adjective
formidolose adjective (Obsolete)
frondose adjective
fructiculose adjective
fructose noun also called laevulose (British English) or levulose (American English), fruit sugar
fruticose adjective also frutescent
fruticulose adjective
fucose noun
furanose noun
galactose noun
gelose noun
gentianose noun
gibbose adjective also gibbous
glandulose adjective also glandulous
globose adjective also globelike
glucochlorose noun same as chloralose
glucose noun
glycerose noun also glyceraldehyde
glycose noun
gneissose adjective also gneissic, gneissitic, gneissoid
gossypose noun same as raffinose
grandiose adjective
granulose adjective also granular
grumose adjective also grumous
gummose adjective (Rare) also gummous (Rare)
gyrose adjective
hamose adjective same as hamulose
hamulose adjective also hamose, hamulous, hamular, hamulate
hederose adjective
hemialbumose noun
hemicellulose noun
heptose noun
herbose adjective
hexose noun
hydrocellulose noun
hyperadipose adjective
inactose noun
infructuose adjective
isodose noun, adjective
isohyetose adjective
isotherombrose noun
jocose adjective
jubilose adjective (Obsolete) also jubilant, rejoicing
keratose 1. adjective 2. noun same as keratode
ketose noun
labiose adjective
labrose adjective (Rare)
lachrymose adjective
lacrymose adjective variant of lachrymose
lactose noun also called milk sugar
lactulose noun
lacunose adjective also lacunulose
lacunulose adjective also lacunose
laevulose (British English) or levulose (American English) same as fructose
lamellose adjective also lamellate, lamellated
laminose adjective also laminate (in adjectival form), laminar
lanose adjective same as lanate
lanuginose adjective also lanuginous
lentiginose adjective also lentiginous
leprose adjective also leprous
levulose (American English) or laevulose (British English) same as fructose
lichenose adjective also lichenous, lichenoid
lignireose noun same as lignin
lignocellulose noun
lignose noun
literose adjective
lobose adjective
lobulose adjective also lobular, lobulate, lobulated
loculose adjective also loculous
lutose adjective
maculose adjective
maltobiose noun same as maltose
maltose noun also called maltobiose, malt sugar
mammose adjective
mannitose noun
mannose noun
marmose noun (Obsolete, Zoology)
melezitose noun also written melicitose
melicitose noun variant of melezitose
melitose noun same as raffinose
melitriose noun same as raffinose
metamorphose verb
metempsychose verb also metempsychosize
methylcellulose noun
minutiose adjective
misdiagnose verb
mollipilose adjective
morbose adjective also morbid, diseased
morose adjective
mucose adjective also mucous (not to be confused with mucus)
mulierose adjective (Obsolete)
multiramose adjective
muscose adjective (Obsolete)
mycose noun also trehalose
naevose adjective (British English) or nevose (American English) also naevous (Br Eng) or nevous (Am Eng)
narcose adjective also stuporous
nebulose adjective also nebulous
necrose verb
nevose adjective (American English) or naevose (British English) also nevous (Am Eng) or naevous (Br Eng)
nervose adjective (Obsolete) also nerved (Botany)
nidorose adjective also nidorous
nimbose adjective also cloudy, stormy, tempestuous
nitrocellulose noun same as cellulose nitrate
nitrose adjective also nitrous
nodose adjective also nodous
nodulose adjective also nodulous
nonglucose noun
nonspinose adjective
nonvasculose adjective also nonvasculous
nubilose adjective also nubilous
oedematose adjective (British English) or edematose (American English) also oedematous (Br Eng) or edematous (Am Eng)
oleose adjective (Rare) also oleous, oily
operose adjective
osmose 1. noun former name for osmosis 2. verb
otiose adjective
paludose adjective also paludous
pannose adjective
papillose adjective
pappose adjective also pappous
papulose adjective
parachrose adjective
paxillose adjective
pectinose noun same as arabinose also called pectin sugar
pectose noun same as protopectin
pentose noun
phagocytose verb same as phagocytize
phenose noun
pilose adjective also pilous
plagose adjective
plumose adjective
plumulose adjective
pluviose adjective also pluvious
pollinose adjective similar to or same as pruinose
polysaccharose noun also polysaccharide
porose adjective also porous
prognose verb
proteose noun (British English) also albumose (American English)
pruinose adjective
pulicose adjective (Archaic) also pulicous
pyoxanthose noun
pyranose noun
pyrocellulose noun same as cordite
quartzose adjective also quartzous
quasi-jocose adjective
racemose adjective
racemulose adjective
radicellose adjective same as radiculose
radiculose adjective
raffinose noun also called gossypose, melitose, melitriose
ramose adjective
ramulose adjective also ramulous
religiose adjective
reticulose adjective also reticulate
rhamnose noun also deoxymannose
ribose noun
rimose adjective also rimous
rivose adjective
rivulose adjective
rubiginose adjective also rubiginous
rugose adjective
rugulose adjective
sabulose adjective 1. also sabulous 2. also sabuline
saccharose noun same as sucrose
sarmentose adjective also sarmentous, sarmentaceous
scapose adjective
scariose adjective also scarious
schistose adjective also schistous
sclerose verb
secalose noun
semicellulose noun
semicomatose adjective
seminose noun
serose adjective also serous
setose adjective also bristly
setulose adjective also setulous
siliculose adjective
siliginose adjective
siliquose adjective also siliquous
sinuose adjective also sinuous
soporose adjective also soporous
sorbose noun
spadicose adjective also spadiceous
spathose adjective 1. same as spathic 2. also spathous same as spathaceous
spicose adjective
spinose adjective also spinous
spinulose adjective
spongiose adjective also spongy, porous
squamose adjective also squamous, squamosal
squamulose adjective
squarrose adjective
squarrulose adjective
stigmatose adjective
stratose adjective
strigillose adjective
strigose adjective
strumose adjective
stupose adjective
subcorymbose adjective
suberose adjective also suberous, corklike, corky
subglobose adjective
subnodulose adjective also subnodulous
subramose adjective
subspinose adjective
subventricose adjective
succose adjective same as succous (Literary)
sucralose noun
sucrose noun technical name for sugar
suffruticose adjective
supermorose adjective
surculose adjective
synanthrose noun
talcose adjective also talcous
tenebricose adjective also tenebrous, dark, gloomy
tenebrose adjective also tenebrous
tetrose noun
thrombose verb
tomentose adjective
torose adjective also torous
tortuose adjective
torulose adjective
trappose adjective
trehalose noun also mycose
trichomatose adjective
trichinose verb
trinitrocellulose noun same as pyroxylin or pyroxyline
triose noun
tristigmatose adjective
tuberculose adjective 1. also tuberculate, tuberculated 2. also tubercular, tuberculous
tuberose 1. noun 2. adjective also tuberous
tubulose adjective
tumulose adjective also tumulous, tumular
tylose noun also tylosis
typhose adjective
uliginose adjective also uliginous
umbrose adjective also umbrageous
unbellicose adjective
underdiagnose verb
undulose adjective
unjocose adjective
unmorose adjective
urinose adjective also urinous
vadose adjective
vaginervose adjective
vaporose adjective (American English) or vapourose (British English) also vaporous (Am Eng) or vapourous (Br Eng)
varicose adjective
vasculose adjective also vasculous, vascular
venenose adjective also venenous, venemous, poisonous
venose adjective also venous
ventose adjective (Archaic)
ventricose adjective
venulose adjective also venulous
verbose adjective also wordy
vermiculose adjective also vermiculous
vernicose adjective
verrucose adjective
verruculose adjective
vesiculose adjective
villose adjective same as villous
vinose adjective also vinous
virose adjective (Rare)
viscose noun, adjective
viticulose adjective
vorticose adjective also vortical
vulnerose adjective
vulnose adjective same as vulnerose
xanthose noun
xylose noun
zygose adjective
zymose noun same as invertin
