11-letter words that end in us
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cunctatious — addicted to or prone to cunctation
- cunnilingus — Cunnilingus is oral sex which involves someone using their mouth to stimulate a woman's genitals.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- cycadaceous — belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cysticercus — an encysted larval form of many tapeworms, consisting of a head (scolex) inverted in a fluid-filled bladder
- cystogenous — forming or secreting cysts
- cytophagous — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- declivitous — fairly steep
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- deleterious — Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it.
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- dentigerous — bearing or having teeth
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
- diplococcus — any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
- disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
- discolorous — (botany, of leaves) Having upper and lower surfaces of different colours.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- disquietous — causing disquiet
- dissentious — contentious; quarrelsome.
- dorsiferous — borne on the back, as the sori on most ferns.
- dracunculus — A fish, the dragonet.
- dulcifluous — coursing or flowing in a dulcet or gentle manner
- duns scotus — John ("Doctor Subtilis") 1265?–1308, Scottish scholastic theologian.
- duplicitous — marked or characterized by duplicity.
- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- eleven-plus — The eleven-plus is an exam which was taken by children in Britain at about the age of eleven, in order to decide which secondary school they should go to.
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- endogeneous — Alternative spelling of endogenous.
- endophagous — relating to endophagy
- enterovirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) that typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.
- epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw
- epipetalous — (of stamens) attached to the petals
- epiphyllous — (of plants) growing on, or attached to, the leaf of another plant
- episepalous — growing upon a sepal
- epithalamus — A part of the dorsal forebrain including the pineal gland and a region in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
- eriophorous — relating to cotton grass
- euryoecious — (of an organism) able to live under variable conditions
- euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
- expeditious — Done with speed and efficiency.
- exsanguious — Destitute of blood.