oses pl (plural only)
(colloquial) The various sugars ending in -ose, such as sucrose, lactose, glucose, and fructose.
• SOEs, SOSE, Seos, Soes, soes
OSes
plural of OS
• SOEs, SOSE, Seos, Soes, soes
Source: Wiktionary
-ose. Etym: [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.)
Definition: A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of wich it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
