-ous
suffix
°Used to form adjectives from nouns.
°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.
synonyms: -ness, -hood, -ship, -itas more» , -itude, -th, -ia, -itia, -ity, -ability, -ibility, -icity, -osity, -ose