ose- root words — words with the ose- root

The root ose- comes from Latin glucose, meaning sugar (chemical suffix). 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including aldose, mannose, pentose, ribose. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ose- root

Explore words with ose- — words containing the ose- root and sharing its sense of "sugar (chemical suffix)". Examples include aldose, mannose, pentose, ribose. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ose- mean?

The ose- root means sugar (chemical suffix), from Latin glucose. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.