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-ous

suff.

1. Possessing; full of; characterized by: filamentous.

2. Having a valence lower than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in -ic: ferrous.

-ous, -eous,

suffix meaning an "element or compound with a valence lower than the corresponding one ending in -ic": cuprous, ferrous, hypochlorous.

-ous

suffix meaning pertaining to.

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