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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  -ose  \-ose\  [L.  -osus:  cf  F.  -ose.  Cf  {-ous}.] 
  1.  A  suffix  denoting  full  of  containing,  having  the 
  qualities  of  like  as  in  verbose,  full  of  words  pilose, 
  hairy;  globose,  like  a  globe. 
 
  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 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  OSE 
 
  {Open  Systems  Environment} 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  OSE 
  Open  Software  /  System  Environment




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