9-letter words that end in us
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- negotious — Engaged in negotiation; Occupied with a conversation.
- neotenous — Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
- nestorius — died a.d. 451? Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nicodemus — a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- nonporous — full of pores.
- nonvenous — not involving, related to, or caused by veins or the venous system
- norovirus — any of various single-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Norovirus, of the family Caliciviridae: the most common cause of epidemic viral gastroenteritis in humans.
- notorious — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- novodamus — a clause in a charter whereby a grant (particularly of property) is renewed by a (feudal) superior, esp for the purpose of making a minor alteration to the former grant; the charter itself
- nucleolus — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nugacious — trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- obsidious — (rare) besieging; besetting, obsessional.
- occiduous — Western; occidental.
- odiferous — Odoriferous; smelly.
- officious — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- oleaceous — belonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- oncovirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- ophiuchus — a large constellation lying on the celestial equator between Hercules and Scorpius and containing the dark nebula, Ophiuchus Nebula
- oraculous — resembling an oracle
- overfocus — to focus too much
- oviferous — bearing eggs.
- oviparous — producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- palladous — of or containing bivalent palladium.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- parecious — paroicous.
- parnassus — Mount. Modern name Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. About 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pediculus — a louse
- pemphigus — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- peripatus — any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- pesterous — having a propensity to pester, annoy, or to be trying
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.