English Words: P

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paleotardnoun

A paleoconservative.

paleotechnicadj

Relating to ancient art.

paleotechnologynoun

Technology used by ancient peoples.

paleotectonicadj

Relating to ancient movement of the Earth's surface

paleotemperateadj

That was temperate in prehistoric times

paleotemperaturenoun

The temperature at a location in the geologic past

paleotempestologynoun

The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological evidence and historical documentary records.

paleotestamentaryadj

Synonym of vetero-testamentary.

paleotetraploidadj

That became tetraploid in the distant past

paleotetraploidynoun

The condition of being paleotetraploid

paleotherenoun

Any extinct mammal of the genus Palaeotherium.

paleotherianadj

Of or relating to Palaeotherium.

paleothermometernoun

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.

paleothermometrynoun

Alternative spelling of palaeothermometry.

paleotopographicadj

Relating to paleotopography

paleotopographynoun

Prehistoric topography

paleotranscriptomicadj

Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA

paleotransportverb

To transport in ancient (prehistoric) times

paleotreenoun

An ancient tree

paleotrophodynamicsnoun

Ancient trophodynamics

paleotropicaladj

Alternative form of palaeotropical.

paleotropicsnoun

Alternative form of palaeotropics.

paleotsunaminoun

An ancient, unrecorded tsunami

paleousadj

chaffy; like chaff

paleovalleynoun

A prehistoric valley

paleovegetationnoun

The vegetation of an area in the distant past

paleovegetationaladj

Relating to paleovegetation.

paleovertebratenoun

Any of the ancient vertebrates (typically a dinosaur)

paleovirologicaladj

Relating to paleovirology

paleovirologynoun

The study of ancient, now-extinct viruses.

paleovirusnoun

An ancient virus.

paleovolcanicadj

Relating to, or formed by a paleovolcano

paleovolcanismnoun

prehistoric volcanism

paleovolcanonoun

A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary)

paleowaternoun

Fossil water.

paleoweathernoun

prehistoric weather

paleowindnoun

A prehistoric wind

paleoxylologynoun

Alternative form of palaeoxylology.

Paleozoicadj

Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.

paleozoogeographernoun

One who studies paleozoogeography.

paleozoogeographicaladj

Relating to paleozoogeography.

paleozoologicaladj

Relating to paleozoology.

paleozoologistnoun

Any zoologist whose speciality is paleozoology

paleozoologynoun

The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them

Palermitanadj

Of or relating to Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy.

Palermoname

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.

palermoitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.

palesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pale

Palesimianname

A Palestinian.

Palesmannoun

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.

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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 39. 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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