12-letter words that end in us
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- cyclostomous — of or relating to a cyclostome
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- dasyphyllous — (of leaves) hairy or woolly
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- disanalogous — not analogous
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- disingenuous — lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- equilibrious — In equilibrium; balanced.
- equinumerous — having the same number of members
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- field circus — A derogatory pun on "field service". The field service organisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especially DEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC field circus engineers: Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with a flat tire? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who is out of gas? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. See Easter egging for additional insight on these jokes. There is also the "Field Circus Cheer" (from the plan file for DEC on MIT-AI): Maynard! Maynard! Don't mess with us! We're mean and we're tough! If you get us confused We'll screw up your stuff. (DEC's service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- frondiferous — Producing fronds.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- gaius marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- genioglossus — (anatomy) A muscle that runs from the mandible to the tongue.
- gentilitious — relating to a gens