Nouns

palaeozoology

noun

the study of fossil animals

palatableness

noun

the property of being acceptable to the mouth

paleencephalon

noun

the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most...

paleobiology

noun

a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and grow...

paleocene

noun

from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds...

paleoclimatology

noun

the study of the climate of past ages

paleobotany

noun

the study of fossil plants

paleoecology

noun

the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology

paleogeography

noun

the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epoch...

paleography

noun

the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering o...

paleolith

noun

a stone tool from the Paleolithic age

paleozoic

noun

from 544 million to about 230 million years ago

paleozoology

noun

the study of fossil animals

palestrina

noun

Italian composer (1526-1594)

palimony

noun

support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after t...

palimpsest

noun

a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on wh...

paling

noun

a fence made of upright pickets

palingenesis

noun

emergence during embryonic development of various characters...

palinurus

noun

type genus of the family Palinuridae

palladio

noun

highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-15...

pallette

noun

one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of...

palliasse

noun

mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdu...

pallium

noun

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or bra...

palmetto

noun

any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

palometa

noun

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies

paloverde

noun

a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry part...

palsgrave

noun

(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised soverei...

pamphleteer

noun

a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on pu...

panatela

noun

a long slender cigar

pancarditis

noun

inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myo...

pandanus

noun

any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge...

pandiculation

noun

yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)

pandion

noun

type genus of the Pandionidae

pandowdy

noun

deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

panellist

noun

a member of a panel

panelist

noun

a member of a panel

panfish

noun

any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught w...

panga

noun

a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a w...

pangolin

noun

toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body c...

panicle

noun

compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

panjandrum

noun

an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

pannier

noun

a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of...

pannikin

noun

a small pan or cup (usually of tin)

panoche

noun

fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

panocha

noun

fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

panofsky

noun

art historian (1892-1968)

panpipe

noun

a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel p...

pantaloon

noun

a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

pantechnicon

noun

a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture...

pantheism

noun

(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods