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 paleoseismologist A person who studies paleoseismology paleoseismology The study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept. paleoshelf Ancient continental shelf exposed during low sea levels. Paleosiberian Of or relating to a disparate group of linguistic isolates and a few small language families spoken in parts of northeastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. paleoslope The slope of a region in prehistoric times paleosol A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits. paleosolic Relating to paleosols. paleosource A prehistoric source paleosouthern Relating to the south as it was in prehistoric times paleospecies A species that is derived from the paleontological record; chronospecies. paleospeleology The scientific study of ancient cave environments. paleospinothalamic Of or related to the primitive transmission system for diffuse pain. paleospring a spring (water source) that existed in the distant past paleostream An ancient river channel or course. paleostress Ancient stress (in rocks) paleostriatal Relating to the paleostriatum. paleostriatum The globus pallidus. paleostructural Related to paleostructure. paleostructurally In terms of paleostructure. paleostructure ancient structure paleostudy A paleological study paleosubspecies A paleospecies that is considered a subspecies of an existing species, usually considered the immediate ancestor of the existing species. paleosurface A surface (of the Earth) as it existed in prehistoric times. paleoswamp A swamp that existed in the distant past. paleosynecology A subdivision of paleoecology studying the fossil communities paleosystem A prehistoric system. paleotard A paleoconservative. paleotechnic Pertaining to a period where industry is predominantly based on the use of hand tools, craft industries, and the use of coal and iron paleotechnology Technology used by ancient peoples. paleotectonic Relating to ancient movement of the Earth's surface paleotectonically In a paleotectonic manner. paleotectonics The study of ancient movement of the Earth's surface. paleotemperate That was temperate in prehistoric times paleotemperature The temperature at a location in the geologic past paleotempestological Relating to paleotempestology. paleotempestology The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological evidence and historical documentary records. paleotestamentary Synonym of vetero-testamentary. Paleotethyan Relating to the Paleo-Tethys. paleotetraploid That became tetraploid in the distant past paleotetraploidization Conversion to a paleotetraploid form paleotetraploidy The condition of being paleotetraploid paleothere Any extinct mammal of the genus Palaeotherium. paleotherian Of or relating to Palaeotherium. paleothermal Relating to palaeothermometry. paleothermic Synonym of paleothermal. paleothermometer 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. paleotopographic Relating to paleotopography paleotopography Prehistoric topography paleotranscriptomic Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA paleotransport To transport in ancient (prehistoric) times paleotransported transported in ancient times paleotree An ancient tree paleotrophodynamics Ancient trophodynamics Paleotropis A floristic kingdom comprising tropical areas of Africa, Asia, and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), as proposed by Ronald Good and Armen Takhtajan. paleotsunami An ancient, unrecorded tsunami paleous chaffy; like chaff paleovalley A prehistoric valley paleovegetation The vegetation of an area in the distant past paleovegetational Relating to paleovegetation. paleovertebrate Any of the ancient vertebrates (typically a dinosaur) paleovirological Relating to paleovirology paleovirology The study of ancient, now-extinct viruses. paleovirus An ancient virus. paleovolcanic Relating to, or formed by a paleovolcano paleovolcanism prehistoric volcanism paleovolcano A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary) paleovolcanology The study of ancient volcanic activity. paleowater Fossil water. paleoweather prehistoric weather paleoweathering Prehistoric weathering. paleowind A prehistoric wind paleozoic 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. paleozoogeographer One who studies paleozoogeography. paleozoogeographical Relating to paleozoogeography. paleozoogeography The study of the distribution of animal life throughout Earth's past. paleozoologic paleozoological paleozoological Relating to paleozoology. paleozoologist Any zoologist whose speciality is paleozoology paleozoology The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them Palerang A locality in Queanbeyan-Palerang regional council area, New South Wales, Australia. It was previously the name of Palerang Council. Palermitan Of or relating to Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy. Palermo A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy. palermoite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium. pales The deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology. palesimian A Palestinian. Palesman 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. palesome Characterised or marked by paleness Palesrael Synonym of Isratine. Palestina A barangay of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Palestine A Philistine. Palestinian Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people. Palestinianisation The process of Palestinianising. Palestinianism Palestinian nationalism; advocacy of Palestinian independence and autonomy. Palestinianist A proponent of Palestinianism, Palestinian nationalism. Palestinianization The process of Palestinianizing. Palestinianize To make Palestinian; to convert to the culture or style of Palestine. Palestinianness The state or quality of being Palestinian. Palestinism Support for the establishment of Jewish settlements in Palestine in the early discussions of the Zionist movement. Palestinkian Palestinian. Palestinocentric Centred on or emphasizing Palestine or Palestinians Palestinological Of or relating to Palestinology. Palestinologist One who studies Palestinology Palestinology The academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land. Palestinophile A lover of Palestine and its culture. Palestinophilia An affection for, or interest in, things related to Palestine or Palestinians. Palestinophilic Of or pertaining to Palestinophilia. palestral palestric; relating to wrestling palestrian Of or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling palestric Of or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling. palestrical palestric; relating to wrestling Palestrina A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste. Palestrinian Of or relating to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Palestro A town and comune in Pavia province, Lombardy, Italy. paleta A caramel lollipop. paletot A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat. Paletta A surname from Italian. palette A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours. paletted palettized palettelike Resembling or characteristic of a palette. palettise Non-Oxford British spelling of palettize. palettization The act or process of palettizing. palettize To encode (an image) efficiently by mapping its pixels to a palette containing only those colours that are actually present in the image. paleways Palewise. palewise Divided by perpendicular vertical lines like pales. Paley A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France. palfrey A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse). palfreyed Mounted on a palfrey. palfreyman A groom who specializes in palfreys or good quality riding horses. Palghar A district of Maharashtra, India. palgrave A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1178). Palhares A surname from Portuguese. pali A Palestinian person. palicid Any crab in the family Palicidae. palifermin A human recombinant keratinocyte growth factor produced in Escherichia coli. palification The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. paliform Resembling a palus. paligraphia A writing disorder characterised by the repetition of syllables, words or phrases. Paligsahan A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. paliguanid Any lepidosauromorph in the family Paliguanidae. Palihan A barangay of Hermosa, Bataan, Philippines. palikar A Greek or Albanian soldier. palikarism The lawless warlike practices of certain ancient Greeks. Palikir The capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia. palila Loxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast. palilalia A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering. palilalic Of or relating to palilalia. Palilicium The star Aldebaran. palilogia Deliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis. palilogy Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase. palimbacchic Of or relating to the palimbacchius.