11-letter words that end in ous
- manniferous — resulting in or producing manna
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- melliferous — yielding or producing honey.
- mellifluous — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- mellifulous — Misspelling of mellifluous.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- merdivorous — coprophagous.
- meritorious — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- mimosaceous — belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family.
- miscegenous — Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
- mischevious — Misconstruction of mischievous.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- molybdenous — containing bivalent molybdenum.
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monoclinous — (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
- monoestrous — monestrous.
- monophagous — feeding on only one kind of food.
- monorhinous — having a single, median nostril, as the cyclostomes.
- monostylous — having only one style.
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains
- mortiferous — deadly; fatal.
- mountainous — (of a region) having many mountains.
- multanimous — having many sides
- multijugous — having several pairs, especially pairs of leaflets; multijugate
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- myelogenous — produced in the bone marrow.
- myelomatous — Relating to a myeloma.
- necessitous — destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.
- neurogenous — originating in a nerve or nerve tissue.
- nitrogenous — containing nitrogen.
- noctilucous — (obsolete) Shining in the night; luminescent.
- non-bilious — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- non-obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- non-vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- non-viscous — inviscid.
- nonluminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- nonsensuous — not involving or engaging the senses (ie colourless, tasteless, odourless, etc)
- nonvenomous — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- obliquitous — the state of being oblique.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- oligomerous — having a small number of component parts
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.