10-letter words that end in um
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- durovernum — the Latin name for a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001)
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- endomysium — A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- epidendrum — an orchid belonging to the Epidendrum genus
- epineurium — (anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
- episternum — (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum.
- epithelium — The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- erechtheum — a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids
- eriophorum — cotton grass
- eupatorium — (botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- filopodium — a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
- fossil gum — any gum, found chiefly in the earth, that was yielded by a now fossilized tree.
- fumatorium — an airtight structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy fungi or insects.
- gadolinium — a rare-earth metallic element. Symbol: Gd; atomic weight: 157.25; atomic number: 64.
- glochidium — glochid.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- gonopodium — the modified anal fin of a male poeciliid fish, serving as an organ of copulation.
- haustellum — (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
- haustorium — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- hemelytrum — the anterior wing of some insects such as earwigs
- honorarium — a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.
- horologium — a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hypoptilum — (ornithology) An aftershaft.
- incognitum — (informal) An American mammoth whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in 1801.
- individuum — an indivisible entity; something that cannot be divided
- indumentum — a dense, hairy covering.
- infusorium — (biology) An individual of the infusoria.
- involucrum — involucre.
- karaya gum — the dried exudate of an Asian tree, Sterculia urens, used for finishing textiles and as a thickening agent in cosmetics and foodstuffs.
- kettledrum — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
- ligamentum — ligament.
- locutorium — parlor (def 4).
- lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.