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8-letter words that end in um

  • simpulum — an ancient dipper having the rim of the bowl at right angles to the handle.
  • simulium — a blood-sucking, tropical fly of the genus Simulium
  • snow gum — any of various eucalyptus trees that grow at high altitude, esp Eucalyptus pauciflora
  • solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
  • solatium — something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
  • soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
  • soredium — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
  • sour gum — a cornaceous tree, Nyssa sylvatica, of the eastern US, having glossy leaves, soft wood, and sour purplish fruits
  • spectrum — ZX Spectrum
  • speculum — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
  • sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.
  • spiculum — a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.
  • splenium — a structure in the brain
  • striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
  • subilium — the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
  • sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
  • supremum — least upper bound.
  • syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
  • tablinum — (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
  • tantalum — a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and apparatus. Symbol: Ta; atomic weight: 180.948; atomic number: 73; specific gravity: 16.6.
  • tarentum — ancient name of Taranto.
  • teetotum — any small top spun with the fingers.
  • tenendum — the part of a deed that specifies the terms of tenure
  • testatum — a part of a purchase deed
  • thallium — a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C.
  • the drum — the necessary information (esp in the phrase give (someone) the drum)
  • tillicum — (in the Pacific Northwest) a friend
  • titanium — a dark-gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, occurring combined in various minerals: used in metallurgy to remove oxygen and nitrogen from steel and to toughen it. Symbol: Ti; atomic weight: 47.90; atomic number: 22; specific gravity: 4.5 at 20°C.
  • tomentum — pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
  • trigonum — trigone.
  • trillium — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having a whorl of three leaves from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petalled flower.
  • triticum — any annual cereal grass of the genus Triticum, which includes the wheats
  • tropaeum — a monument erected in ancient Greece or, especially, Rome to commemorate a military or naval victory.
  • tusculum — an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.
  • tympanum — Anatomy, Zoology. middle ear. tympanic membrane.
  • ununbium — copernicium.
  • vanadium — a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. Symbol: V; atomic weight: 50.942; atomic number: 23; specific gravity: 5.96.
  • variorum — containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare.
  • vasculum — a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected.
  • velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
  • venidium — any composite flowering plant of the S African genus Venidium
  • veratrum — any poisonous herb of N American genus Veratrum
  • vexillum — a military standard or flag carried by ancient Roman troops.
  • viaticum — Ecclesiastical. the Eucharist or Communion as given to a person dying or in danger of death.
  • viburnum — any of numerous shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Viburnum, of the honeysuckle family, certain species of which, as the cranberry bush, V. opulus, or snowball, are cultivated for ornament.
  • videndum — the thing which is to be seen
  • vinculum — a bond signifying union or unity; tie.
  • vivarium — a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.
  • wine gum — any of a variety of gumdrops coloured and flavoured to suggest types of wines but containing no alcohol
  • zero-sum — of or denoting a system in which the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses: a zero-sum economy.
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