14-letter words that end in ous
- nonspontaneous — Not spontaneous.
- nonsynchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- oversuspicious — too suspicious
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- plesiochronous — (communications) Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
- quinquefarious — consisting of or divided into five lines, sections, etc
- ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rhynchophorous — of or relating to rhynchophores
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- self-conscious — excessively aware of being observed by others.
- self-oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
- stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- strepsipterous — belonging or pertaining to the order Strepsiptera, comprising minute insects that are closely related to the beetles, the twisted-winged male being free-living and the wingless female parasitic in various insect hosts.
- subspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superluxurious — extremely luxurious
- supposititious — fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.