8-Letter Words Ending With UM
Here's the list of all the 209 8-Letter Words Ending With UM in the English Language.
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platinum | 1. a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits More Definitions → |
spectrum | 1. an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave 2. a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities More Definitions → |
aluminum | 1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite More Definitions → |
titanium | 1. a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite More Definitions → |
momentum | 1. an impelling force or strength 2. the product of a body's mass and its velocity More Definitions → |
aquarium | 1. a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals More Definitions → |
checksum | 1. a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage More Definitions → |
emporium | 1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain More Definitions → |
chromium | 1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing More Definitions → |
addendum | 1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end More Definitions → |
coliseum | 1. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held More Definitions → |
ammonium | 1. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion More Definitions → |
selenium | 1. a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) More Definitions → |
pendulum | 1. an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity More Definitions → |
solarium | 1. a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun More Definitions → |
geranium | 1. any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae More Definitions → |
delirium | 1. state of violent mental agitation 2. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations More Definitions → |
vanadium | 1. a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite More Definitions → |
trillium | 1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower More Definitions → |
imperium | 1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised 2. supreme authority; absolute dominion More Definitions → |
linoleum | 1. a floor covering More Definitions → |
speculum | 1. a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument 2. a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior More Definitions → |
tantalum | 1. a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite More Definitions → |
ngultrum | 1. the basic unit of money in Bhutan More Definitions → |
capsicum | 1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers More Definitions → |
psyllium | 1. plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative More Definitions → |
duodenum | 1. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum More Definitions → |
striatum | 1. a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus More Definitions → |
thallium | 1. a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores More Definitions → |
inoculum | 1. a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease More Definitions → |
sphagnum | 1. any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat More Definitions → |
atheneum | 1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning 2. a place where reading materials are available More Definitions → |
alluvium | 1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down More Definitions → |
rubidium | 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite More Definitions → |