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Meaning of OSE

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\-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.

 
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 Definition: 

open systems environment

 

 

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