English Words: P

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paleoentomologicaladj

Alternative form of palaeoentomological.

paleoentomologynoun

Alternative form of palaeoentomology.

paleoenvironmentnoun

The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.

paleoenvironmentaladj

Of or pertaining to the environment at a particular time in the geologic past.

paleoeolianadj

Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian.

paleoepidemiologicaladj

Relating to paleoepidemiology

paleoepidemiologynoun

The epidemiological study of disease in ancient times

paleoequatornoun

Alternative form of palaeoequator.

paleoequatorialadj

Relating to regions that were equatorial in the distant past

paleoethnobotanicaladj

Relating to paleoethnobotany

paleoethnobotanistnoun

A person engaged in paleoethnobotany.

paleoethnobotanynoun

The study of plant remains from archaeological sites.

paleoethnographicadj

Relating to paleoethnography

paleoethnographynoun

ethnography of paleolithic man

paleoethnologynoun

The ethnology of cultures from past times.

paleoethologicaladj

Relating to paleoethology

paleoethologynoun

The study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.

paleoevolutionnoun

Ancient evolution

paleoevolutionaryadj

Relating to paleoevolution

paleofaecesnoun

Alternative spelling of paleofeces.

paleofantasynoun

A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past.

paleofaunanoun

The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils

paleofaunaladj

Relating to paleofauna

paleofecaladj

Relating to paleofeces.

paleofecesnoun

Ancient human feces, often found as part of archeological excavations or surveys.

paleofieldnoun

A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past

paleofirenoun

An ancient (wild) fire

paleofishnoun

Any ancient fish

paleofloranoun

Alternative form of palaeoflora.

paleofloraladj

Alternative form of palaeofloral.

paleofloristicadj

Relating to paleofloristics.

paleoflownoun

The direction and characteristics of ancient water flow, as inferred from sedimentary structures and features such as ripple marks, crossbedding, and imbricated clasts.

paleofluidadj

Relating to the flow of ancient fluids (especially molten rock)

paleofluvialadj

Relating to ancient rivers

paleoforensicadj

Relating to forensic paleoanthropology.

paleoforestnoun

Alternative form of palaeoforest.

Paleogeneadj

Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago.

paleogeneticadj

Relating to paleogenetics.

paleogeneticistnoun

A geneticist whose speciality is paleogenetics.

paleogeneticsnoun

The application of genetics to palaeontology.

Paleogenicadj

of, or relating to the Paleogene period

paleogenomicadj

Alternative form of palaeogenomic.

paleogenomicsnoun

Alternative spelling of palaeogenomics.

paleogeographicadj

pertaining to paleogeography

paleogeographicaladj

Of or pertaining to paleogeography

paleogeographicallyadv

In a paleogeographic manner

paleogeographynoun

Alternative spelling of palaeogeography.

paleogeologicaladj

Relating to paleogeology

paleogeologistnoun

A person in the field of paleogeology.

paleogeologynoun

The geology of a particular place at some time in the distant past

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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 34. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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