14-letter words that end in us
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- oversuspicious — too suspicious
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
- paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- plesiochronous — (communications) Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- prairie crocus — a spring flower of the buttercup family
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
- quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- quinquefarious — consisting of or divided into five lines, sections, etc
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
- rattail cactus — a small, often cultivated cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) with weak, cylindrical, creeping or drooping stems, native to Mexico and Central America
- refugee status — the state of being a person who has fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution, esp in a foreign country in the eyes of the law
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rhynchophorous — of or relating to rhynchophores
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- self-conscious — excessively aware of being observed by others.
- self-oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- semper paratus — always prepared
- siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- situs inversus — a congenital defect in which an organ is on the side opposite from its normal position.