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8-letter words ending in LUS

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16 words found

8-letter words 16

  • calculusa hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
  • stimulusany stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  • nautilusa submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
  • bacillusaerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
  • tantalus(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
  • volvulusabnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
  • alveolusa tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
  • lapillus
  • apiculus
  • dactylus
  • entelluslangur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
  • modiolusthe central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
  • nucelluscentral part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
  • overplusextreme excess
  • sacculusa small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
  • vitellusnutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)