-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

• osio

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