13-letter words that end in us
- exanthematous — Of or pertaining to exanthem.
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- filibusterous — resembling a filibuster or the actions of a filibuster
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- flying circus — a squadron of airplanes operating together, especially any of several squadrons of famous World War I aviators.
- foreconscious — the preconscious.
- formicivorous — ant-eating.
- fortitudinous — having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
- fossiliferous — bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata.
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- fractostratus — low ragged layered cloud often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- globuliferous — containing or producing globules.
- good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- gynodioecious — having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
- habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
- haematogenous — producing blood
- halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallux valgus — an abnormal bending or deviation of the big toe towards the other toes of the same foot
- 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
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeothermous — remaining at an almost constant temperature
- hortus siccus — a collection of dried plants; herbarium.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- 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.