-osio

See also: osio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ose, from Latin -ōsus (whence also -oso).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.zjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzjo
  • Hyphenation: -ò‧sio

Suffix

-osio m

  1. -ose (in the names of carbohydrates)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -osio
amilosio
arabinosio
callosio
destrosio
fruttosio
fucosio
furanosio
galattosio
glucosio
lattosio
maltosio
monosio
pentosio
piranosio
ribosio
saccarosio
xilosio

Further reading

  • -osio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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