-ous

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sonek possession of

   “bulb + -ous → bulbous”

2. sonek presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)

   “courage + -ous → courageous”

3. sonek relation or pertinence to

   “aptonym + -ous → aptonymous”

4. sonek Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃). See Inorganic nomenclature.