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The suffix ose indicates what

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The suffix -ose (/oʊz, oʊs/) is used in biochemistry to form the names of sugars. This Latin suffix means "full of", "abounding in", "given to", or "like".[1] Numerous systems exist to name specific sugars more descriptively.

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