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English words: paleornithologist to palladiumize

300 English words, part 10 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words paleornithologist to palladiumize

  1. paleornithologist noun: A paleontologist who studies fossil birds.
  2. paleornithology noun: The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil birds.
  3. paleosalinity noun: Alternative spelling of palaeosalinity.
  4. paleosaur noun: Alternative form of palaeosaur.
  5. paleoscience noun: Alternative spelling of palaeoscience.
  6. paleosea noun: An ancient sea.
  7. paleoseasonality noun: Ancient seasonality
  8. paleosecular adjective: Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in magnetic field, in the geologic past
  9. paleosediment noun: An ancient sediment
  10. paleosedimentation noun: Ancient sedimentation
  11. paleoseismic adjective: Pertaining to ancient seismic events.
  12. paleoseismicity noun: Ancient seismic activity.
  13. paleoseismogeological adjective: Paleoseismic and geological.
  14. paleoseismologic adjective: Alternative form of paleoseismological.
  15. paleoseismological adjective: Of or pertaining to paleoseismology.
  16. paleoseismologist noun: A person who studies paleoseismology
  17. paleoseismology noun: The study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.
  18. paleoshelf noun: Ancient continental shelf exposed during low sea levels.
  19. paleoshoreline noun: Alternative spelling of palaeoshoreline.
  20. Paleosiberian adjective: Of or relating to a disparate group of linguistic isolates and a few small language families spoken in parts of northeastern Siberia and the Russian Far East.
  21. paleoslope noun: The slope of a region in prehistoric times
  22. paleosoil noun: Alternative form of paleosol.
  23. paleosol noun: A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.
  24. paleosolic adjective: Relating to paleosols.
  25. paleosource noun: A prehistoric source
  26. paleosouthern adjective: Relating to the south as it was in prehistoric times
  27. paleospecies noun: A species that is derived from the paleontological record; chronospecies.
  28. paleospinothalamic adjective: Of or related to the primitive transmission system for diffuse pain.
  29. paleospring noun: a spring (water source) that existed in the distant past
  30. paleostream noun: An ancient river channel or course.
  31. paleostress noun: Ancient stress (in rocks)
  32. paleostriatal adjective: Relating to the paleostriatum.
  33. paleostriatum noun: The globus pallidus.
  34. paleostructural adjective: Related to paleostructure.
  35. paleostructurally adverb: In terms of paleostructure.
  36. paleostructure noun: ancient structure
  37. paleostudy noun: A paleological study
  38. paleosubduction noun: Alternative form of palaeosubduction.
  39. paleosubspecies noun: A paleospecies that is considered a subspecies of an existing species, usually considered the immediate ancestor of the existing species.
  40. paleosurface noun: A surface (of the Earth) as it existed in prehistoric times.
  41. paleoswamp noun: A swamp that existed in the distant past.
  42. paleosynecology noun: A subdivision of paleoecology studying the fossil communities
  43. paleosystem noun: A prehistoric system.
  44. paleotechnic adjective: Pertaining to a period where industry is predominantly based on the use of hand tools, craft industries, and the use of coal and iron
  45. paleotechnology noun: Technology used by ancient peoples.
  46. paleotectonic adjective: Relating to ancient movement of the Earth's surface
  47. paleotectonically adverb: In a paleotectonic manner.
  48. paleotectonics noun: The study of ancient movement of the Earth's surface.
  49. paleotemperate adjective: That was temperate in prehistoric times
  50. paleotemperature noun: The temperature at a location in the geologic past
  51. paleotempestological adjective: Relating to paleotempestology.
  52. paleotempestology noun: The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological evidence and historical documentary records.
  53. paleotestamentary adjective: Synonym of vetero-testamentary.
  54. Paleotethyan adjective: Relating to the Paleo-Tethys.
  55. paleotetraploid adjective: That became tetraploid in the distant past
  56. paleotetraploidization noun: Conversion to a paleotetraploid form
  57. paleotetraploidy noun: The condition of being paleotetraploid
  58. paleothere noun: Any extinct mammal of the genus Palaeotherium.
  59. paleotherian adjective: Of or relating to Palaeotherium.
  60. paleothermal adjective: Relating to palaeothermometry.
  61. paleothermic adjective: Synonym of paleothermal.
  62. paleothermometer noun: Anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.
  63. paleothermometry noun: Alternative spelling of palaeothermometry.
  64. paleotidal adjective: Alternative form of palaeotidal.
  65. paleotopographic adjective: Relating to paleotopography
  66. paleotopographical adjective: Alternative form of paleotopographic.
  67. paleotopography noun: Prehistoric topography
  68. paleotranscriptomic adjective: Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA
  69. paleotransport verb: To transport in ancient (prehistoric) times
  70. paleotransported adjective, verb: transported in ancient times
  71. paleotree noun: An ancient tree
  72. paleotrophodynamics noun: Ancient trophodynamics
  73. paleotropical adjective: Alternative form of palaeotropical.
  74. paleotropics noun: Alternative form of palaeotropics.
  75. paleotsunami noun: An ancient, unrecorded tsunami
  76. paleotype noun: Alternative form of palaeotype.
  77. paleous adjective /ˈpeɪliəs/: chaffy; like chaff
  78. paleovalley noun: A prehistoric valley
  79. paleovegetation noun: The vegetation of an area in the distant past
  80. paleovegetational adjective: Relating to paleovegetation.
  81. paleovertebrate noun: Any of the ancient vertebrates (typically a dinosaur)
  82. paleovirological adjective: Relating to paleovirology
  83. paleovirology noun: The study of ancient, now-extinct viruses.
  84. paleovirus noun: An ancient virus.
  85. paleovolcanic adjective: Relating to, or formed by a paleovolcano
  86. paleovolcanism noun: prehistoric volcanism
  87. paleovolcano noun: A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary)
  88. paleovolcanology noun: The study of ancient volcanic activity.
  89. paleowater noun: Fossil water.
  90. paleoweather noun: prehistoric weather
  91. paleoweathering noun: Prehistoric weathering.
  92. paleowind noun: A prehistoric wind
  93. paleoxylological adjective: Alternative form of palaeoxylological.
  94. paleoxylology noun: Alternative form of palaeoxylology.
  95. paleozoic adjective /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/: Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542...
  96. paleozoogeographer noun: One who studies paleozoogeography.
  97. paleozoogeographical adjective: Relating to paleozoogeography.
  98. paleozoogeography noun: The study of the distribution of animal life throughout Earth's past.
  99. paleozoologic adjective: paleozoological
  100. paleozoological adjective: Relating to paleozoology.
  101. paleozoologist noun: Any zoologist whose speciality is paleozoology
  102. paleozoology noun: The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them
  103. Palermitan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy.
  104. Palermo proper noun /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/: A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  105. palermoite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
  106. Palesman noun: A male native or inhabitant of The Pale, the part of Ireland directly under the control of the English government in the Late Middle Ages.
  107. palesome adjective: Characterised or marked by paleness
  108. Palestina proper noun: A barangay of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
  109. Palestine noun /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/: A Philistine.
  110. Palestine soup noun: A soup made with Jerusalem artichokes.
  111. Palestine sunbird noun: A bird which is found in the Middle East and Africa, Cinnyris osea.
  112. Palestinean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Palestinian.
  113. Palestinian adjective, noun /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/: Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
  114. Palestinian scarf noun: A chequered black and white keffiyeh worn by Palestinian activists.
  115. Palestinian tumbleweed noun: rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica)
  116. Palestinianess noun: Alternative spelling of Palestinianness.
  117. Palestinianisation noun: The process of Palestinianising.
  118. Palestinianise verb: Alternative spelling of Palestinianize.
  119. Palestinianism noun: Palestinian nationalism; advocacy of Palestinian independence and autonomy.
  120. Palestinianist noun: A proponent of Palestinianism, Palestinian nationalism.
  121. Palestinianization noun: The process of Palestinianizing.
  122. Palestinianize verb: To make Palestinian; to convert to the culture or style of Palestine.
  123. Palestinianness noun: The state or quality of being Palestinian.
  124. Palestinism noun: Support for the establishment of Jewish settlements in Palestine in the early discussions of the Zionist movement.
  125. Palestinocentric adjective: Centred on or emphasizing Palestine or Palestinians
  126. Palestinological adjective: Of or relating to Palestinology.
  127. Palestinologist noun: One who studies Palestinology
  128. Palestinology noun: The academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land.
  129. Palestinophile noun: A lover of Palestine and its culture.
  130. Palestinophilia noun: An affection for, or interest in, things related to Palestine or Palestinians.
  131. Palestinophilic adjective: Of or pertaining to Palestinophilia.
  132. palestra noun: Alternative spelling of palaestra.
  133. palestral adjective: palestric; relating to wrestling
  134. palestrian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling
  135. palestric adjective: Of or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling.
  136. palestrical adjective: palestric; relating to wrestling
  137. Palestrina proper noun: A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.
  138. Palestrinian adjective: Of or relating to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
  139. palet noun: Alternative form of pallet (“diminutive pale”).
  140. paleta noun: A caramel lollipop.
  141. paletot noun /ˈpalɪtəʊ/: A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.
  142. Paletta proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  143. palette noun /ˈpælɪt/: A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
  144. palette knife noun: In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.
  145. palette swap noun, verb: To change the color palette used to render a palettized image.
  146. palette window noun: A window often with miniaturized graphical user interface widgets housing a collection of related tools/commands for a particular task. The contemporary...
  147. paletted adjective: palettized
  148. palettelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a palette.
  149. palettise verb /ˈpælɪtaɪz/: Alternative spelling of palettize.
  150. palettization noun: The act or process of palettizing.
  151. palettize verb /ˈpælɪtaɪz/: To encode (an image) efficiently by mapping its pixels to a palette containing only those colours that are actually present in the image.
  152. paleways adverb: Palewise.
  153. palewise adjective, adverb: Divided by perpendicular vertical lines like pales.
  154. Paley proper noun: A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
  155. palfrey noun /ˈpɔːl.fɹi/: A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
  156. palfreyed adjective: Mounted on a palfrey.
  157. palfreyman noun: A groom who specializes in palfreys or good quality riding horses.
  158. Palghar proper noun: A district of Maharashtra, India.
  159. Palhares proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
  160. palichnology noun: Alternative form of paleoichnology.
  161. palichthyology noun: Alternative form of palaeoichthyology.
  162. palicid noun: Any crab in the family Palicidae.
  163. palifermin noun: A human recombinant keratinocyte growth factor produced in Escherichia coli.
  164. palification noun: The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
  165. paliform adjective: Resembling a palus.
  166. paligorskite noun: Alternative form of palygorskite.
  167. paligraphia noun: A writing disorder characterised by the repetition of syllables, words or phrases.
  168. paliguanid noun: Any lepidosauromorph in the family Paliguanidae.
  169. palikar noun: A Greek or Albanian soldier.
  170. palikarism noun: The lawless warlike practices of certain ancient Greeks.
  171. palila noun: Loxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast.
  172. palilalia noun /ˌpælɪˈleɪliə/: A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.
  173. palilalic adjective: Of or relating to palilalia.
  174. Palilia noun: Alternative form of Parilia.
  175. palillogia noun: Alternative form of palilogia.
  176. palillogy noun /pəˈlɪləd͡ʒi/: Alternative form of palilogy.
  177. palilogia noun: Deliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis.
  178. palilogy noun /pəˈlɪləd͡ʒi/: Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.
  179. palimbacchic adjective: Of or relating to the palimbacchius.
  180. palimbacchius noun: A metrical foot composed of two long syllables and one short one.
  181. palimony noun: A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
  182. palimpcestuous adjective: Alternative form of palimpsestuous.
  183. palimpsest noun, verb /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/: A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
  184. palimpsestic adjective: Relating to palimpsests.
  185. palimpsestically adverb: In a palimpsestic manner
  186. palimpsestuous adjective: Pertaining to the textual relationality of a palimpsest; referential to earlier works or self-referential between several meanings of a single text.
  187. palin- prefix: forms terms, of Greek origin, related to repetition or recurrence
  188. Palin-esque adjective: Alternative form of Palinesque.
  189. Palin-ism noun: Alternative form of Palinism.
  190. palinacousis noun: An auditory form of perseveration: continuing to hear a sound after the physical noise has disappeared.
  191. palinactinodromous adjective: Having three or more primary veins originating near the base of the leaf, with additional branching above.
  192. palinacusis noun: Alternative form of palinacousis.
  193. palinal adjective: Directed or moved backward
  194. palinally adverb: In a palinal manner
  195. palinavir noun: A protease inhibitor.
  196. palincestuous adjective: Alternative form of palimpsestuous.
  197. palindromatic adjective: Palindromic (of, relating to, or being a palindrome).
  198. palindrome noun /ˈpælɪndɹəʊm/: A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character,...
  199. palindromia noun: A relapse or recurrence of a disease.
  200. palindromic adjective, noun: Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.
  201. palindromically adverb: In a palindromic manner
  202. palindromicity noun: The state or quality of being palindromic.
  203. palindromist noun: One who composes palindromes.
  204. palindromization noun: The conversion of a word (or other string of characters) into a palindrome
  205. palindromize verb: To turn into a palindrome.
  206. Palinesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of U.S. politician Sarah Palin.
  207. paling noun, verb /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/: A pointed stick used to make a fence.
  208. paling board noun: A pale (wood)
  209. palingenesia noun /ˌpæ.lɪn.d͡ʒɪˈniːzɪ.ə/: Rebirth; regeneration.
  210. palingenesian adjective: Relating to palingenesis.
  211. palingenesic adjective /ˌpælɪnd͡ʒɪˈniːsɪk/: Pertaining to palingenesis.
  212. palingenesis noun /ˌpælɪnˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/: Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.
  213. palingenesist noun: One who believes in palingenesis or rebirth.
  214. palingenesy noun /ˌpælɪnˈd͡ʒɛnɪsi/: Rebirth; regeneration.
  215. palingenetic adjective: Of or pertaining to palingenesis.
  216. palingenetical adjective: palingenetic
  217. palingenetically adverb: In a palingenetic manner.
  218. palingenic adjective: Relating to palingenesis.
  219. palingeny noun: palingenesis; regeneration
  220. palingesia noun: palingenesis
  221. Palinism noun: The political philosophy associated with U.S. public figure Sarah Palin.
  222. Palinista noun: A devoted admirer of US public figure Sarah Palin.
  223. palinka noun: A traditional fruit brandy in the Carpathian Basin, known under several names, and invented in the Middle Ages.
  224. palinode noun /ˈpælɪnəʊd/: An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.
  225. palinodial adjective: Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction.
  226. palinodic adjective: Of or relating to a palinode.
  227. palinodist noun: The author of a palinode.
  228. palinopia noun: Alternative form of palinopsia.
  229. palinopsia noun: A visual disturbance that causes images to persist to some extent even after their corresponding stimulus has left.
  230. palinspastic adjective /pælɪnˈspæstɪk/: Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.
  231. palinspastically adverb: In a palinspastic fashion.
  232. palintocia noun: The refunding of interest; restitution for usury.
  233. palintrope noun: A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.
  234. palinurid noun: Any lobster-like crustacean in the family Palinuridae
  235. palinuroid adjective: Relating to the members of superfamily Palinuroidea
  236. paliperidone noun /ˌpæl.ɪˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/: 9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug.
  237. palipraxia noun: A repetitive complex movement; hyperkinesis.
  238. palirrhea noun: A recurring discharge
  239. palisade noun, verb /ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/: A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
  240. palisade cell noun: Any of a layer of elongated cells, near the surface of leaves, that have chloroplasts that absorb a major portion of the light energy used by the leaf.
  241. palisade-hedge noun: A hedge or boundary formed by a row of stakes or posts, similar to a palisade.
  242. palisade mesophyll noun: Synonym of palisade tissue.
  243. palisade parenchyma noun: A layer of plant tissue located just beneath the upper epidermis of a leaf.
  244. palisade tissue noun: A layer of closely packed, cylindrical cells located beneath the upper epidermis of a leaf, and primarily responsible for photosynthesis.
  245. palisade-tree noun: A tree, typically with a straight, vertical trunk, that is used as a fence or enclosure, or as part of a defensive wall, similar to a palisade or stockade.
  246. palisade trench noun: A defensive structure combining a palisade with a trench (a ditch), often used to fortify an area or boundary.
  247. palisade worm noun: A nematoid worm, Strongylus equinus, which parasitizes the blood vessels of a horse, producing aneurysms, often fatal.
  248. palisaded adjective, verb: Fortified or surrounded with a palisade.
  249. palisadic adjective: Relating to a palisade. (all senses)
  250. palisading noun, verb: A row of palisades set in the ground.
  251. palisadoderm noun: A type of outer skin of a fungus where all the ends of the hyphae all reach the same height and form a palisade of long inflated cells.
  252. palisander noun: rosewood
  253. palish adjective: somewhat pale
  254. palishly adverb: In a palish manner.
  255. Palissy ware noun: Ceramics produced in the style of the famous French potter Bernard Palissy, characterized by three-dimensional modelled animals, often aquatic creatures...
  256. palistrophe noun: chiasmus
  257. palistrophic adjective: Exhibiting palistrophe.
  258. palitaw noun: A small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines.
  259. palitza noun: The epigonation.
  260. palivizumab noun: A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.
  261. Palk proper noun /ˈpɔːlk/: A surname.
  262. Palka proper noun: A surname.
  263. palkee garee noun: Alternative form of palkigari.
  264. palkee-garry noun: Alternative form of palkigari.
  265. palki noun: Synonym of palanquin.
  266. palki gari noun: Alternative form of palkigari.
  267. palkigari noun: A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British...
  268. palkigharry noun: Alternative form of palkigari.
  269. Palko proper noun: A surname.
  270. Palko test noun: A judicial test as to whether a US state is bound by the United States Bill of Rights in relation to a specific right claimed by the plaintiff, hinging on...
  271. pall noun, verb /pɔːl/: Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.
  272. pall-bearer noun: Alternative form of pallbearer.
  273. pall inverted noun: Synonym of pall reversed.
  274. pall mall noun /ˈpæl ˌmæl/: A cigarette of the British Pall Mall brand.
  275. pall on verb: To come to be annoying, boring or grating to (someone).
  276. pall reversed noun: An ordinary that looks like an upside-down 'Y' (⅄).
  277. palla noun: A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
  278. palladacycle noun: Any of several groups of organometallic heterocycles containing an atom of palladium in the ring; they are used as coupling catalysts
  279. palladacyclic adjective: Of or pertaining to a palladacycle
  280. palladate noun: Any of several oxyanions of palladium, or the corresponding salts
  281. palladation noun: Any reaction in which a palladium atom is bound to an organic compound.
  282. palladian adjective, noun /pəˈleɪdɪən/: Of or relating to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and potentially to other female Greek figures such as Pallas the daughter of Triton...
  283. Palladian window noun: A window consisting of a central light with a semicircular arch over it, carried on an impost consisting of a small entablature, under which, and enclosing...
  284. Palladianism noun: Palladian architecture
  285. Palladianize verb: To erect or remodel in the style of the Palladian school of architecture.
  286. palladianized adjective, verb: Coated with palladium.
  287. palladic adjective: Of or pertaining to palladium.
  288. palladide noun: Any binary compound of palladium and a more electropositive metal
  289. palladiferous adjective: Containing or producing palladium.
  290. palladin noun: A protein that is a component of actin-containing microfilaments that control cell shape.
  291. Palladino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  292. palladio- prefix: palladium
  293. palladious adjective: palladous.
  294. Palladism noun: A type of Satanism; a particular Satanic sect or following.
  295. Palladist noun: A type of Satanist.
  296. palladium noun /pəˈleɪdi.əm/: A safeguard.
  297. palladium black noun: A coarse, sponge-like form of elemental palladium that offers a large surface area for hydrogen adsorption and can be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation...
  298. palladium hydride noun: A form of metallic palladium that has adsorbed a substantial amount of elemental hydrogen into the interstices of its structure.
  299. palladium nitrate noun: A nitrate compound of palladium with the chemical formula Pd(NO₃)₂.
  300. palladiumize verb: To coat with palladium.

Part 9 · Part 11 · English words: P

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.