All English words - page 2571

Meanings of Palaeopathology:

noun

The branch of science concerned with the pathological conditions found in ancient human and animal remains.

Usage examples:

Most afflictions that lead to death leave no trace on bone, but where soft tissue has survived pala…

Meanings of Palaeophytic:

adjective

Originally: designating a division of geological time during which land plants evolved and lower vascular plants (ferns, horsetails, cycads, etc.) became dominant. now also: designating or relating to the type of plant or vegetation characteristic of this time (though overlapping in occurrence with the later mesophytic flora).

noun

Chiefly with the. the palaeophytic era.

Meanings of Palaeophytology:

noun

Palaeobotany.

Meanings of Palaeopsychological:

adjective

Of or relating to palaeopsychology.

Meanings of Palaeornithological:

adjective

Of or relating to palaeornithology.

Meanings of Palaeostriatal:

adjective

Of or relating to the palaeostriatum.

Meanings of Palaeostriatum:

noun

The phylogenetically older portion of the corpus striatum, corresponding (in mammals) to the globus pallidus.

Meanings of Palaeotechnic:

adjective

Designating, relating to, or characterized by an early stage of industrial and technological development, especially as dominated by heavy machinery and the exploitation of mineral resources and fossil fuels. also, in wider use: designating or relating to technology which is regarded as old-fashioned or outmoded. compare "eotechnic", neotechnic .

Meanings of Palaeothalamus:

noun

The phylogenetically older portion of the thalamus, usually taken to include its anterior and medial parts.

Meanings of Palaeotherium:

noun

A fossil ungulate mammal (palaeothere) of the genus palaeotherium, regarded as an early relative of the horse. also (in form palaeotherium): the genus itself.

Meanings of Palaeotropical:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising africa, tropical asia, new guinea, and many pacific islands (excluding australia and new zealand).

Usage examples:

This five-year project, which started in mid-2003, is investigating the changes that took place in …

Meanings of Palaeozoological:

adjective

Of or relating to palaeozoology.

Meanings of Palaeozoologist:

noun

An expert in or student of palaeozoology.

Meanings of Palaestrian:

noun

A student of the palaestra; a practitioner of wrestling or other athletic exercises.

Meanings of Palagonite:

noun

A yellowish or brownish siliceous substance formed by the hydration and chemical alteration of basaltic glass, and occurring in vitreous basaltic tuffs that have undergone rapid chilling.

Meanings of Palais:

noun

A public hall for dancing.

Usage examples:

Hammersmith palais

Meanings of Palanquin:

noun

(in india and the east) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.

Usage examples:

There it was, a palanquin being carried by four men, all powerfully built and in immaculate robes o…

Meanings of Palar:

adjective

Of the nature of, or resembling, a pale or stake. now chiefly (zoology): of or relating to the pali of a coral.

Meanings of Palatality:

noun

The quality of being palatal.

Meanings of Palatals:

noun

A palatal sound.

Usage examples:

The problem with this is that these languages display palatals in the vicinity of both front and ba…

adjective

Relating to the palate.

Usage examples:

A palatal lesion

Meanings of Palated:

adjective

With modifying word: having a palate or taste of a specified kind.

Meanings of Palateless:

adjective

Lacking a palate; lacking discrimination or discernment in matters of taste.

Meanings of Palates:

noun

The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

Usage examples:

Forty percent of head and neck cancers occur in the oral cavity, including the tongue, floor of the…

Meanings of Palatial:

adjective

Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.

Usage examples:

Her palatial apartment in mayfair

Meanings of Palatinal:

adjective

Of or belonging to a palatinate; = "palatinate".