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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
-ose \-ose\suff. [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 (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
OSE {Open Systems Environment}
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
OSE Open Software / System Environment
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