13-letter words that end in us
- hypertrophous — relating to hypertrophy
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- hysteranthous — relating to a plant whose flowers open before its leaves
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- 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.
- interstimulus — being, or relating to, the interval between the occurrence of two stimuli in a psychological experiment
- 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.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
- 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.
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- 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.
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- 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.
- meningococcus — a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- 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.
- mons serratus — a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft)
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- mount olympus — mountain in Greece
- 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.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar