9-letter words that end in us
- engenious — Alternative form of ingenious.
- epictetus — ?50–?120 ad, Greek Stoic philosopher, who stressed self-renunciation and the brotherhood of man
- epidaurus — an ancient port in Greece, in the NE Peloponnese, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf
- epigenous — growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- eponymous — (of a person) giving their name to something.
- erogenous — (of a part of the body) Sensitive to sexual stimulation.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- euphonous — Alternative form of euphonious.
- eutropous — (of an insect or plant) adapted for pollination
- exogamous — (biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
- exogenous — Of, relating to, or developing from external factors.
- exsuccous — having no sap or juice
- fabaceous — belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae.
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- fagaceous — belonging to the Fagaceae, the beech family of plants.
- fatuitous — complacently stupid; foolish.
- favillous — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
- favourous — Rare spelling of favorous.
- felonious — Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- fervorous — With fervour; fervent.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- filaceous — composed of threads
- filovirus — any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
- fistulous — Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flavorous — full of flavor.
- flocculus — floccule.
- fluminous — Pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent.
- foraneous — Of or pertaining to a market or forum.
- foundrous — founderous.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- frictious — (rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
- frivilous — Misspelling of frivolous.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- fructuous — productive; fertile; profitable: a fructuous region, rich in natural resources.
- fruticous — (botany) fruticose.
- fugacious — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- fulgorous — brilliant; dazzling
- fulgurous — characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
- fulminous — Explosive.
- funiculus — Anatomy. a conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
- furacious — given to stealing; thievish
- furfurous — containing or consisting of bran; resembling bran