13-letter words that end in ous
- haematogenous — producing blood
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heteropterous — belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.
- heterosporous — having more than one kind of spore.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeothermous — remaining at an almost constant temperature
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypertrophous — relating to hypertrophy
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- hysteranthous — relating to a plant whose flowers open before its leaves
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- inefficacious — not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective.
- inhomogeneous — lack of homogeneity.
- insectivorous — adapted to feeding on insects.
- instantaneous — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- interreligous — Between religions.
- isospondylous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
- lissotrichous — having straight hair.
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monotrematous — of or relating to a monotreme.
- mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
- multitudinous — forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.