English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 27 of 931

palaeoproteomicadj

Alternative form of paleoproteomic.

palaeoproteomicsnoun

Alternative form of paleoproteomics.

palaeopsychologicaladj

Alternative form of paleopsychological.

palaeopsychologynoun

Alternative form of paleopsychology.

palaeopulmonicadj

Alternative form of paleopulmonic.

palaeoradiologynoun

Alternative form of paleoradiology.

palaeorainfallnoun

Alternative form of paleorainfall.

palaeoreconstructionnoun

Alternative form of paleoreconstruction.

palaeorecordnoun

Alternative form of paleorecord.

palaeoregolithnoun

ancient regolith

palaeoriftnoun

Alternative form of paleorift.

palaeorivernoun

Alternative form of paleoriver.

palaeornithologicaladj

Alternative form of paleornithological.

palaeosalinitynoun

The salinity of the seas in the geologic past

palaeoscenarionoun

An ancient scenario (possible series of events in prehistory)

palaeosciencenoun

Any scientific discipline that studies the geologic past; especially a division of a study that normally focuses on the present geological state.

palaeoscolecidnoun

An extinct ecdysozoan worm of the class Palaeoscolecid.

palaeosecularadj

Alternative form of paleosecular.

palaeosedimentnoun

Alternative form of paleosediment.

palaeoshorelinenoun

A shoreline that existed in the geologic past.

palaeoslopenoun

Alternative form of paleoslope.

palaeosubductionnoun

A subduction that occurred in the geologic past

palaeosurfacenoun

Alternative form of paleosurface.

palaeoswampnoun

Alternative form of paleoswamp.

palaeosynecologynoun

Alternative form of paleosynecology.

palaeotechnologynoun

Alternative form of paleotechnology.

palaeotectonicadj

Alternative form of paleotectonic.

palaeotemperateadj

Alternative form of paleotemperate.

palaeotemperaturenoun

Temperature (such as of a specific place or stone) in the geological past.

palaeothalamusnoun

The anterior and central part of the thalamus.

palaeotheriidnoun

Any extinct hoofed mammal in the family Palaeotheriidae.

palaeothermometernoun

Alternative spelling of paleothermometer.

palaeothermometrynoun

the estimation of the temperature in the geologic past

palaeotidaladj

Relating to ancient tides

palaeotopographicadj

Alternative form of paleotopographic.

palaeotopographynoun

Alternative form of paleotopography.

palaeotranscriptomicadj

Alternative form of paleotranscriptomic.

palaeotributarynoun

An ancient tributary

palaeotropicaladj

Occurring in tropical Africa and Asia, i.e. the tropics of the Old World.

palaeotropicsnoun

The tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.

palaeotsunaminoun

Alternative form of paleotsunami.

palaeotypenoun

An old book printed between 1500 and 1550.

palaeovalleynoun

Alternative form of paleovalley.

palaeovegetationnoun

Alternative form of paleovegetation.

palaeovegetationaladj

Alternative form of paleovegetational.

palaeovirusnoun

Old, obsolete virus.

palaeowaternoun

Alternative spelling of paleowater.

palaeoweathernoun

Alternative form of paleoweather.

palaeoxylologicaladj

Relating to palaeoxylology.

palaeoxylologynoun

the study of fossil wood, whether petrified or not

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 27. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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