8-letter words containing iu
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- venidium — any composite flowering plant of the S African genus Venidium
- vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- vesuvius — Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. About 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- vigilius — died a.d. 555, pope 537–555.
- vivarium — a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.
- wickiups — Plural form of wickiup.
- ziusudra — a legendary Sumerian king who built a boat in which to escape the Deluge.
- zooecium — a part of a polyzoan colony that houses the feeding zooids