16-letter words that end in us
- risus sardonicus — fixed contraction of the facial muscles resulting in a peculiar distorted grin, caused esp by tetanus
- safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
- saxo grammaticus — c1150–1206? Danish historian and poet.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- semi-mountainous — abounding in mountains: a mountainous wilderness.
- society of jesus — a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.
- spiritus vinosus — (in prescriptions) spirits of wine; alcohol.
- subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
- the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
- the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
- trailing arbutus — Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- urinary calculus — a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.