11-letter words that end in us
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactifluous — full or flowing with milk
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- larvivorous — feeding on larvae; larva-eating.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- laurustinus — a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- lignivorous — xylophagous.
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longissimus — (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- lymphonodus — (anatomy) lymph node.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- malodourous — Alternative form of malodorous.
- mammiferous — having mammae; mammalian.
- manniferous — resulting in or producing manna
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- 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.
- meningismus — Meningism without the presence of infection or inflammation.
- 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.
- micrococcus — any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
- microfungus — A fungus in which no sexual process has been observed or in which the reproductive organs are microscopic.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- microvillus — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- 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.