10-letter words that end in us
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- libidinous — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- limicolous — dwelling in mud or muddy regions.
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- litiginous — (rare) litigious.
- longaevous — long-lived
- loquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- loquatious — Misspelling of loquacious.
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- luciferous — bringing or providing light.
- lucifugous — Shunning the light.
- ludibrious — (obsolete) sportive; wanton.
- lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysimachus — 361?–281 b.c, Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.
- maccabaeus — Judas or Judah [joo-duh] /ˈdʒu də/ (Show IPA), ("the Hammer") died c. 160 b.c, Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).
- malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- manichaeus — Mani
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
- meliaceous — belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.
- membranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- menstruous — pertaining to menstruation.
- mesohippus — any of a group of prehistoric horselike animals of the genus Mesohippus, which had three toes and which lived during the Oligocene epoch
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- metatarsus — the part of a foot or hind limb, especially its bony structure, included between the tarsus and the toes or phalanges.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metoestrus — metestrus.
- miasmatous — producing a miasma
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mischivous — Obsolete spelling of mischievous.
- misogynous — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- moliminous — ponderous or hugely important or significant
- mollitious — sensual and self-indulgent
- molluscous — any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors.