OSCULUM

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Same as Oscule.

2.
n.

A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a globe.

3.
n.

A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of wich it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.


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