Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z palatogenetic Relating to palatogenesis palatoglossal Of, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus. palatoglossus A small fleshy muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate on each side, contributes to the structure of the palatoglossal arch of the fauces, and is inserted into the side and dorsum of the tongue; it serves to raise the back of the tongue and constrict the fauces. palatogram An image produced by palatography palatograph A palate myograph; an instrument used to record the movements of the soft palate during speech or respiration. palatographic Relating to palatography. palatographically By means of, or in terms of, palatography. palatography A technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a colouring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound. palatomaxillary Relating to the palate and maxilla. palatometer A device used in electropalatography to monitor the position of the palate. palatonaris One of the posterior nares. palatonasal Relating to the palate and nose. palatopharyngeal Of, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx. palatopharyngeus A long, fleshy longitudinal muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate, contributes with the mucous membrane covering its surface to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx; it serves to constrict the fauces and draw the larynx and pharynx upwards. palatopharynx The palate and pharynx considered as a unit palatoplasty A surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palate palatopterygoid Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull. palatopterygoquadrate A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones. palatoquadrate The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish palatoschisis cleft palate palatosphenoidal Synonym of palatovaginal. palatovaginal Of or pertaining to the palatine bone and the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone. palatovelar A velar sound articulated further in the mouth at the area of the soft palate; a palatized velar. palatschinke A pancake of a thin crepe-like variety common in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe. Palatua The tutelary goddess of the Palatine. Palatucci A surname from Italian palau A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud. Palauan Someone from Palau. Palauig A municipality of Zambales, Philippines. Palaung A member of an ethnic group living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar, also in China and Thailand. Palaungic Of or relating to a language family that is a branch of the Austroasiatic languages. palaver A village council meeting. palaverer One who palavers. palaverist Synonym of palaverer (“one who palavers”). palaverment Talk or chatter; palaver. palaverous Verbose; wordy. Palawala a local creole language, such as Antillean Creole or Jamaican Creole Palawan Palawan (ethnic group) Palawano An inhabitant of the island of Palawan. palay paddy Palayan A city, the provincial capital of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines palazzo A large, palatial urban building in Italy. Palazzola A surname from Italian. palazzolike Resembling or characteristic of a palazzo. Palazzolo A town in the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. palazzos Synonym of palazzo pants. palberry A plant of species Myoporum serratum. palbinone The steroid ketone (3S,5R,8R,9R,10S,14S)-3,17-dihydroxy-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-15,16-dione present in the roots of Paeonia albiflora palbociclib A drug used to treat breast cancer. It is a selective inhibitor of the cyclin-dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK6. paldao The wood of Dracontomelon dao, the Pacific walnut. paldoxin An inhibitor of an enzyme that detoxifies phytoalexins. pale Light in color. palea The interior chaff or husk of grasses. paleaceous chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff paleaceously In a paleaceous manner. paleal Relating to a palea. paleanthropological Relating to paleanthropology. paleanthropology The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man. paleaquult A pale aquult palearctic Relating to the Palearctic. paleargid A pale argid paleass A contemptible white person. paleate Bearing paleae. Palecek A surname from Czech. paled Striped. paleface A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts. palefaced Having a pale face. paleleaf Used to describe various plants with pale leaves. palely In a pale manner; lightly. Palembang A city, the provincial capital of South Sumatra, Indonesia. Palembangese Synonym of Palembang (“language”). palemouth A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts. palen To make or become pale. Palena A province of the Los Lagos region, Chile. Palencia A province in northern Castile and León, Spain. palendag A type of Philippine bamboo flute. paleness The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color. palengke A permanent wet market. palenka A fishing tool comprising numerous small lines with hooks. Paleno A surname. palenque A community of runaway slaves. Palenquero A Spanish-based creole spoken in northern Colombia. palenzonaite An isometric-hexoctahedral wine red mineral containing arsenic, calcium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium. paleoagrostology The study of fossil grasses. paleoalgology The study of fossil algae. paleoaltimetry The determination of land elevation in the past. paleoanthropic of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal paleoanthropologically Of or relating to a paleoanthropological field or study. paleoanthropologist A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology. paleoanthropology The scientific study of ancient human remains. paleoanthropometric Relating to paleoanthropometry paleoanthropometry The anthropometry of the remains of ancient people paleoarch An ancient arch or ridge (typically in South America) Paleoarchean Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 3600 to 3200 million years ago; the first aerobic bacteria appeared at this time. paleoarcheology archeology as applied to the material remains of ancient people paleoart Art that depicts subjects related to paleontology. paleoartist An artist who produces paleoart. Paleoasian Synonym of Paleosiberian. paleoastronomy The relationship of information about the sky to historical records; a fusion discipline between paleontology and astronomy. paleoatmosphere An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past. paleoatmospheric Relating to a paleoatmosphere paleoattine Any ant of the clade Paleoattini paleoauxology The study of prehistoric change paleobaramin A group of older, now deceased members of a holobaramin. paleobasin An extinct river basin paleobathymetric Relating to paleobathymetry paleobathymetry bathymetry of prehistoric seas paleobeach A beach that existed in the distant past paleobehaviour The behaviour of a prehistoric animal paleobehavioural Relating to paleobehaviour paleobiodiversity biodiversity in the past paleobiogeographer A scientist who studies past distributions of organisms around the world. paleobiogeographic Of or pertaining to paleobiogeography. paleobiogeography The scientific study of the prehistoric distribution of plants and animals. paleobiogeology Ancient biogeology paleobiolinguistic Relating to paleobiolinguistics paleobiolinguistics The study of the interaction of biology and ancient language paleobiological Of or pertaining to paleobiology paleobiologist A biologist whose speciality is paleobiology paleobiology The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals paleobioprovince A prehistoric bioprovince paleobiota Prehistoric biota paleobotanical Of or pertaining to paleobotany. paleobotanically In terms of paleobotany. paleobotanist A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils. paleobotany The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. paleoburrow A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past, usually referring to the large tunnels excavated by giant armadillos and ground sloths now preserved as ichnofossils. paleocaliche A prehistoric caliche. paleocamelid An ancient, extinct camelid paleocanyon An ancient canyon. paleocarbonate Ancient carbonate, especially in ancient waterways paleocave A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans paleoceanographer A scholar or researcher of paleoceanography, the study of the development of the oceans in the geologic past. paleoceanography The study of the history of the oceans, especially their circulation, chemistry, biogeography, fertility, and sedimentation. Paleocene Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch. paleocerebellar Relating to the ancient part of the cerebellum. paleocerebellum spinocerebellum paleochannel A deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river. paleochemistry The study of the chemical composition of ancient materials or environments. paleochemotaxonomy Use of biomarker chemicals in sedimentary rocks to classify lifeforms. paleochristian Describing the early Christian church, its people, architecture and culture, etc. paleochronological Relating to paleochronology paleochronology prehistoric chronology paleocirculation Ancient oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns. paleoclassical Describing any attempt at a classical interpretation of a quantum system or effect paleoclimate The climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time. paleoclimatic Of or pertaining to the climate of a region in the past paleoclimatically In a paleoclimatic way. paleoclimatologist A climatologist who specializes in paleoclimatology. paleocollapse A rock structure resembling the karst landform, but formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.