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English words: paleoeconomy to paleornithologically

300 English words, part 9 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 9 have a page of their own.

English words paleoeconomy to paleornithologically

  1. paleoeconomy noun: Alternative form of palaeoeconomy.
  2. paleoecosystem noun: An ancient ecosystem
  3. paleoelevation noun: Elevation (of land) that occurred in the geological past.
  4. paleoencephalic adjective: Relating to the paleoencephalon.
  5. paleoencephalon noun: The most ancient part of the brain.
  6. paleoendemic adjective: That has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted)
  7. paleoendemism noun: The condition of being paleoendemic
  8. paleoentomological adjective: Alternative form of palaeoentomological.
  9. paleoentomologist noun: Alternative spelling of palaeoentomologist.
  10. paleoentomology noun: Alternative form of palaeoentomology.
  11. paleoenvironment noun /ˈpeɪlioʊɪnˌvaɪɹə(n)mənt/: The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.
  12. paleoenvironmental adjective: Of or pertaining to the environment at a particular time in the geologic past.
  13. paleoeolian adjective: Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian.
  14. paleoepidemiological adjective /ˌpeɪlioʊˌɛpɪˌdimiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/: Relating to paleoepidemiology
  15. paleoepidemiology noun: The epidemiological study of disease in ancient times
  16. paleoequator noun: Alternative form of palaeoequator.
  17. paleoequatorial adjective: Relating to regions that were equatorial in the distant past
  18. Paleoeskimo noun: Alternative form of Paleo-Eskimo.
  19. paleoethnobotanical adjective: Relating to paleoethnobotany
  20. paleoethnobotanist noun: A person engaged in paleoethnobotany.
  21. paleoethnobotany noun: The study of plant remains from archaeological sites.
  22. paleoethnographic adjective: Relating to paleoethnography
  23. paleoethnography noun: ethnography of paleolithic man
  24. paleoethnologic adjective: Alternative form of paleoethnological.
  25. paleoethnological adjective: Relating to paleoethnology.
  26. paleoethnologist noun: One who studies paleoethnology.
  27. paleoethnology noun: The ethnology of cultures from past times.
  28. paleoethological adjective: Relating to paleoethology
  29. paleoethology noun: The study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.
  30. paleoevolution noun: Ancient evolution
  31. paleoevolutionary adjective: Relating to paleoevolution
  32. paleofaeces noun: Alternative spelling of paleofeces.
  33. paleofantasy noun: A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past.
  34. paleofault noun: A prehistoric fault.
  35. paleofauna noun: The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils.
  36. paleofaunal adjective: Relating to paleofauna
  37. paleofecal adjective: Relating to paleofeces.
  38. paleofeces noun: Ancient human feces, often found as part of archeological excavations or surveys.
  39. paleofield noun: A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past
  40. paleofire noun: An ancient (wild) fire
  41. paleofish noun: Any ancient fish
  42. paleofjord noun: A prehistoric fjord.
  43. paleoflood noun: Ancient flood event or deposit.
  44. paleoflora noun: Alternative form of palaeoflora.
  45. paleofloral adjective: Alternative form of palaeofloral.
  46. paleofloristic adjective: Relating to paleofloristics.
  47. paleoflow noun: The direction and characteristics of ancient water flow, as inferred from sedimentary structures and features such as ripple marks, crossbedding, and...
  48. paleofluid adjective: Relating to the flow of ancient fluids (especially molten rock)
  49. paleofluvial adjective: Relating to ancient rivers
  50. paleoforensic adjective: Relating to forensic paleoanthropology.
  51. paleoforest noun: Alternative form of palaeoforest.
  52. Paleogene adjective /ˈpeɪl.iəˌd͡ʒin/: Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago.
  53. paleogenetic adjective: Relating to paleogenetics.
  54. paleogeneticist noun: A geneticist whose speciality is paleogenetics.
  55. paleogenetics noun: The application of genetics to palaeontology.
  56. Paleogenic adjective: of, or relating to the Paleogene period
  57. paleogenome noun: An ancient genome.
  58. paleogenomic adjective: Alternative form of palaeogenomic.
  59. paleogenomics noun: Alternative spelling of palaeogenomics.
  60. paleogeochemical adjective: Alternative spelling of palaeogeochemical.
  61. paleogeodynamic adjective: Relating to past geological processes and tectonic movements.
  62. paleogeographer noun: Alternative form of palaeogeographer.
  63. paleogeographic adjective: Pertaining to paleogeography
  64. paleogeographical adjective: Of or pertaining to paleogeography
  65. paleogeographically adverb: In a paleogeographic manner
  66. paleogeography noun: Alternative spelling of palaeogeography.
  67. paleogeologic adjective: Synonym of paleogeological.
  68. paleogeological adjective: Relating to paleogeology
  69. paleogeologist noun: A person in the field of paleogeology.
  70. paleogeology noun: The geology of a particular place at some time in the distant past
  71. paleogeomorphological adjective: Relating to paleogeomorphology.
  72. paleogeomorphology noun: Paleogeomorphology, the study of historical physical geography (historical landforms).
  73. paleogeothermal adjective: Relating to prehistoric geothermal conditions.
  74. paleoglacial adjective: Related to a paleoglacier.
  75. paleoglacier noun: An ancient glacier
  76. paleoglaciological adjective: Relating to paleoglaciology.
  77. paleoglaciology noun: Study of ancient glaciers.
  78. paleognath noun: Any bird of the infraclass Paleognathae.
  79. paleognathous adjective: Belonging or relating to the paleognaths.
  80. paleograph noun: An ancient manuscript.
  81. paleographer noun: A person skilled in paleography.
  82. paleographic adjective: Of or pertaining to paleography.
  83. paleographical adjective: Alternative form of paleographic.
  84. paleographically adverb: In terms of or by means of paleography.
  85. paleographist noun: Alternative form of palaeographist.
  86. paleography noun /ˌpalɪˈɒɡɹəfi/: The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
  87. paleogravel noun: Ancient gravel.
  88. paleohabitat noun: An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils
  89. paleoheat adjective: Relating to past heat conditions.
  90. paleoherb noun: A flowering plant which is neither a eudicot nor a monocot.
  91. paleoherpetological adjective: Relating to paleoherpetology.
  92. paleoherpetologist noun: One who studies paleoherpetology.
  93. paleoherpetology noun: The scientific study of extinct reptiles and amphibians.
  94. paleohexaploid adjective: Describing ancient hexaploid organisms that originated as a result of paleopolyploidy
  95. paleohexaploidisation noun: hexaploidisation that occurred in prehistoric times
  96. paleohexaploidization noun: Alternative form of paleohexaploidisation.
  97. paleohexaploidy noun: The condition of being paleohexaploid
  98. paleohigh noun: Alternative form of paleo-high.
  99. Paleohispanic adjective: Of or relating to the native peoples, languages and scripts of the Iberian Peninsula before its conquest by the Romans.
  100. paleohistologic adjective: Relating to paleohistology
  101. paleohistological adjective: Alternative form of palaeohistological.
  102. paleohistologist noun: A histologist whose speciality is paleohistology
  103. paleohistology noun: histology of ancient tissue
  104. paleohistopathological adjective: Relating to paleohistopathology.
  105. paleohistopathology noun: The histopathology of ancient disease
  106. paleohistorical adjective: Relating to paleohistory
  107. paleohistory noun: Synonym of archaeology.
  108. paleohorizontal noun: An ancient horizontal (strata)
  109. paleohuman noun: ancient (prehistoric) human
  110. paleohumidity noun: The humidity of a location in prehistoric times
  111. paleohydraulic adjective: Relating to past hydraulic or water flow conditions.
  112. paleohydrogeological adjective: Alternative form of palaeohydrogeological.
  113. paleohydrographic adjective: Relating to paleohydrography
  114. paleohydrography noun: The hydrography of ancient rivers or shores
  115. paleohydrologic adjective: Alternative form of palaeohydrologic.
  116. paleohydrological adjective: Alternative form of palaeohydrological.
  117. paleohydrologist noun: One who studies paleohydrology.
  118. paleohydrology noun: Alternative form of palaeohydrology.
  119. paleoichnological adjective: Relating to paleoichnology.
  120. paleoichnologist noun: One who studies paleoichnology.
  121. paleoichnology noun: A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.
  122. paleoichthyological adjective: Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyological.
  123. paleoichthyologist noun: Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyologist.
  124. paleoichthyology noun: Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyology.
  125. paleoillustrator noun: An artist who produces scientific illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna.
  126. paleoimmunology noun: The study of the ancient roots of the immune system
  127. paleoindian noun: Alternative form of Paleo-Indian.
  128. paleoindication noun: Synonym of paleoindicator.
  129. paleoindicator noun: evidence for an ancient event
  130. paleointensity noun: The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past
  131. paleoisland noun: land that was an island in prehistoric times
  132. paleokarst noun: A karst that lies under strata of younger rocks.
  133. paleokarstic adjective: Of or pertaining to a paleokarst.
  134. paleola noun: A diminutive or secondary palea
  135. paleolacustrine adjective: Relating to ancient lakes
  136. paleolagoon noun: An ancient lagoon
  137. paleolake noun: An ancient lake, especially one that no longer exists.
  138. paleolandscape noun: A landscape as it was in ancient times
  139. paleolatitude noun: The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
  140. paleolatitudinal adjective: Relating to paleolatitude.
  141. paleolatitudinally adverb: Alternative form of palaeolatitudinally.
  142. paleolevee noun: A prehistoric levee
  143. paleoliberal adjective, noun: Relating to paleoliberalism.
  144. paleoliberalism noun: extreme political liberalism
  145. paleolibertarian noun: A supporter of paleolibertarianism.
  146. paleolibertarianism noun: A variety of libertarianism developed by anarcho-capitalist theorists Murray Rothbard and Llewellyn Rockwell that combines conservative cultural values and...
  147. paleolimnologic adjective: Alternative form of paleolimnological.
  148. paleolimnological adjective: Of or pertaining to paleolimnology, the limnological study of the geological past
  149. paleolimnologist noun: One who studies paleolimnology.
  150. paleolimnology noun: The study of the paleoenvironments of inland bodies of water
  151. paleolinguistics noun /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/: The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
  152. paleoliquefaction noun: Ancient soil liquefaction caused by earthquakes.
  153. paleolith noun: A relic from the Paleolithic era.
  154. paleolithic adjective /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/: Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
  155. paleolithical adjective: Alternative form of Paleolithic.
  156. paleologic adjective: Alternative form of paleological.
  157. paleological adjective: Relating to paleology
  158. paleologism noun: A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured or offensive, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication...
  159. paleologist noun: Alternative form of palaeologist.
  160. paleology noun: The study of antiquities or of the ancient past
  161. paleolongitude noun: The former longitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
  162. paleolongitudinal adjective: Relating to paleolongitude.
  163. paleomagnetic adjective: Relating to paleomagnetism or to paleomagnetics
  164. paleomagnetically adverb: In a way that has to do with paleomagnetism
  165. paleomagnetician noun: A specialist in the field of paleomagnetism
  166. paleomagnetics noun: The study of paleomagnetism
  167. paleomagnetism noun /peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/: The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.
  168. paleomagnetist noun: A scientist whose speciality is paleomagnetism
  169. paleomagnetochronologic adjective: Relating to paleomagnetic chronology
  170. paleomagnetosphere noun: The magnetosphere, as it was in prehistoric times
  171. paleomagnetostratigraphy noun: magnetostratigraphy of ancient rocks
  172. paleomalacological adjective: Of or relating to paleomalacology.
  173. paleomalacologist noun: One who studies paleomalacology.
  174. paleomalacology noun: paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells).
  175. paleomammal noun: A mammal with a paleomammalian brain.
  176. paleomammalian adjective: Of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were...
  177. paleomammalogical adjective: Relating to paleomammalogy
  178. paleomammalogist noun: A zoologist whose speciality is extinct mammals
  179. paleomammalogy noun: Alternative form of palaeomammalogy.
  180. paleomap noun: A map of an ancient landscape
  181. paleomargin noun: The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon
  182. paleomarxism noun: A primitive form of Marxism
  183. paleome noun: The genome of an extinct species
  184. paleomerycid noun: Any extinct ruminant of the family Palaeomerycidae
  185. paleometeorological adjective: Relating to paleometeorology.
  186. paleometeorology noun: Meteorology of the ancient past.
  187. paleomicrobiological adjective: Relating to paleomicrobiology
  188. paleomicrobiologist noun: One who studies paleomicrobiology.
  189. paleomicrobiology noun: The microbiological study of prehistoric material
  190. paleomicrobiomic adjective: Relating to paleomicrobiomics
  191. paleomicrobiomics noun: The study of prehistoric microbiomes
  192. paleomicrocontinent noun: A small fragment of continental crust that existed as an independent or semi-independent landmass in the geological past, rather than being part of a large...
  193. paleomobility noun: Alternative form of palaeomobility.
  194. paleomodel noun: Alternative form of palaeomodel.
  195. paleomodeling noun: Alternative form of palaeomodeling.
  196. paleomonsoon noun: Any monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past.
  197. paleomorphologic adjective: Alternative form of paleomorphological.
  198. paleomorphological adjective: Relating to paleomorphology.
  199. paleomorphology noun: Study of the form and structure of ancient fossils.
  200. paleomyrmecologist noun: One who studies paleomyrmecology.
  201. paleomyrmecology noun: The scientific study of extinct ants
  202. paleonemertean noun: Alternative form of palaeonemertean.
  203. paleoneuroanatomical adjective: Relating to paleoneuroanatomy
  204. paleoneuroanatomy noun: The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals
  205. paleoneurobiology noun: The study of brain evolution by analysis of brain endocasts to determine endocranial traits and volumes.
  206. paleoneurological adjective: Relating to paleoneurology.
  207. paleoneurologist noun: One who studies paleoneurology.
  208. paleoneurology noun: The study of the nervous systems of extinct animals
  209. paleoniscid noun: Alternative form of palaeoniscid.
  210. paleonisciform noun: Alternative form of palaeonisciform.
  211. paleontographic adjective: Alternative form of palaeontographic.
  212. paleontographical adjective: Of or pertaining to paleontography.
  213. paleontography noun: Alternative form of palaeontography.
  214. paleontol. noun: Abbreviation of paleontology.
  215. paleontologic adjective: Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology.
  216. paleontological adjective: Of or pertaining to paleontology.
  217. paleontologically adverb: In a paleontological manner.
  218. paleontologist noun: One who studies paleontology.
  219. paleontologize verb: To study or practise paleontology.
  220. paleontology noun /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɒləd͡ʒi/: The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.
  221. paleonursery noun: An ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals)
  222. paleonutrition noun: The study of dietary nutrition in ancient or primitive peoples.
  223. paleonutritional adjective: Relating to paleonutrition.
  224. paleonutritionist noun: One who studies paleonutrition.
  225. paleonym noun: An ancient toponym that is now obsolete
  226. paleonymy noun /ˌpeɪliˈɑnɪmi/: The use of a preexisting word in a new context.
  227. paleooceanic adjective: Alternative form of paleo-oceanic.
  228. paleooceanographic adjective: Alternative form of paleoceanographic.
  229. paleooceanographical adjective: Alternative form of paleoceanographic.
  230. paleooceanography noun: Alternative form of paleoceanography.
  231. paleoorthodox adjective: Alternative form of paleo-orthodox.
  232. paleoorthodoxy noun: Alternative form of paleo-orthodoxy.
  233. paleopallium noun: An ancient region within the telencephalon in animal brains.
  234. paleopalynological adjective: Relating to paleopalynology.
  235. paleopalynologist noun: One who studies paleopalynology.
  236. paleopalynology noun: The branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant.
  237. paleoparadoxiid noun: Any extinct aquatic mammal of the family Paleoparadoxiidae
  238. paleoparasitological adjective: Relating to paleoparasitology.
  239. paleoparasitologist noun: A parasitologist whose speciality if paleoparasitology
  240. paleoparasitology noun: The study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeology
  241. paleopathologic adjective: Alternative form of paleopathological.
  242. paleopathological adjective: Relating to paleopathology.
  243. paleopathologically adverb: By means of paleopathology
  244. paleopathologist noun: One who works in paleopathology.
  245. paleopathology noun: The study of ancient diseases.
  246. paleopedological adjective: Relating to paleopedology.
  247. paleopedologist noun: One who studies paleopedology.
  248. paleopedology noun: The study of geologic soils
  249. paleophobia noun: The aversion to certain foods forming part of a diet associated with an earlier nutritional deficiency or other illness.
  250. paleophycological adjective: Relating to paleophycology
  251. paleophycology noun: The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae
  252. paleophylogeographic adjective: Relating to paleophylogeography
  253. paleophylogeography noun: Ancient phylogeography
  254. paleophysiological adjective: Relating to paleophysiology.
  255. paleophysiology noun: The scientific study of the evolutionary basis of animal physiology.
  256. paleophyte noun: Any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils
  257. paleophytic adjective: Of or relating to paleophytes.
  258. paleophytogeographical adjective: Alternative form of palaeophytogeographical.
  259. paleophytogeography noun: Alternative form of palaeophytogeography.
  260. paleophytologic adjective: Relating to paleophytology.
  261. paleophytological adjective: Relating to paleophytology.
  262. paleophytologist noun: A paleobotanist.
  263. paleophytology noun: Synonym of paleobotany
  264. paleoplacer noun: Ancient sedimentary deposit containing valuable minerals.
  265. paleoplain noun: A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface.
  266. paleoplankton noun: prehistoric plankton
  267. paleoplate noun: A former tectonic plate, possibly subducted or joined to make a bigger tectonic plate.
  268. paleoploid adjective: Having the ploidy that the organism had in the distant past
  269. paleopole noun: The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.
  270. paleopolyploid adjective, noun: That became polyploid in the distant past
  271. paleopolyploidization noun: Alternative form of palaeopolyploidization.
  272. paleopolyploidy noun: Polyploidy that occurred in the distant past.
  273. paleopopulation noun: The population of an organism in prehistoric time
  274. paleoposition noun: The geographical position of a place in prehistory (before being subjected to continental drift)
  275. paleoprecipitation noun: precipitation (typically, rain) in ancient times
  276. paleoprimatology noun: The study of ancient (typically extinct) primates.
  277. paleoproductivity noun: Alternative form of palaeoproductivity.
  278. paleoproteome noun: An ancient proteome
  279. paleoproteomic adjective: Relating to paleoproteomes or to paleoproteomics
  280. paleoproteomics noun: The study of paleoproteomes
  281. Paleoproterozoic adjective: Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago.
  282. paleoproxy noun: Anything (such as a fossil or a tree ring) from which paleographic data may be obtained indirectly
  283. paleopsychological adjective: Relating to paleopsychology.
  284. paleopsychology noun: Study of the psychology of ancient cultures.
  285. paleopulmo noun: Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi
  286. paleopulmonic adjective: Relating to the lungs of primitive creatures (especially of the first birds)
  287. paleoradiological adjective: Relating to paleoradiology.
  288. paleoradiologist noun: One who studies paleoradiology.
  289. paleoradiology noun: The use of modern radiological techniques to study ancient remains and artifacts.
  290. paleorainfall noun: rainfall in prehistoric times
  291. paleoreconstruction noun: A reconstruction of a paleoenvironment
  292. paleorecord noun: Any record from the distant past, but especially a fossil record
  293. paleoredox adjective: Past oxidation-reduction conditions of the Earth.
  294. paleoregolith noun: Alternative form of palaeoregolith.
  295. paleorelief noun: Past landscape features or topography.
  296. paleorift noun: A rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times
  297. paleoriver noun: An ancient river (that no longer exists, or whose course has changed)
  298. paleornithologic adjective: Of, or relating to paleornithology.
  299. paleornithological adjective: Relating to paleornithology
  300. paleornithologically adverb: In a paleornithological manner.

Part 8 · Part 10 · 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.