paleobotany.noun
the branch of paleontology that deals with plant fossils and ancient vegetation
paleobotanic or paleobotanical.adjective
paleobotanically.adverb
paleobotanist.noun

paleoanthropology.noun
the study of humanlike creatures more primitive than Homo sapiens (human beings)
paleoanthropologic or paleoanthropological.adjective
paleoanthropologist.noun

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paramount.adjective
of chief concern or importance (tending first to one's paramount needs); supreme in rank, power, or authority; dominant
paramountly.adverb

preconceive, preconceived, preconceiving, preconceives.transitive verbs
to form (an opinion, for example) before possessing full or adequate knowledge or experience

preconception.noun
an opinion or a conception formed in advance of full or adequate knowledge or experience; a prejudice or bias; conjecture

paleoecology.noun
the branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient or prehistoric organisms and their environment
paleoecological or paleoecologic.adjective
paleoecologist.noun

protein.noun
any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and usually sulfur and are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins are fundamental.components of all living cells and include many substances, such as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, that are necessary for the proper functioning of an organism. They are essential in the diet of animals for the growth and repair of tissue and can be obtained from foods such as whole grains (wild and brown rice (all preferably organic), millet, oats, buckwheat, wheat, rye, etc.), fish, eggs, legumes (peas, beans, etc.), meat, etc..
attributive-often used to modify another noun (protein compounds; protein diets)
proteinaceous or proteinic.adjective

process.noun,.plural.processes
a series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result (the process of digestion; the process of obtaining a driver's license; the process of time; events now in process); a manufacturing process);
process, processed, processing, processes.transitive verbs
to put through the steps of a prescribed.procedure.(processing newly arrived immigrants; received the order, processed it and dispatched the goods); to prepare, treat, or convert by subjecting to a special process (process ore to obtain minerals)
process.adjective
prepared or converted by a special process (process cheese)

procession.noun
the act of moving along or forward; progression; origination; emanation; rise; a group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner (funeral procession); the movement of such a group; an orderly succession (the procession of the seasons)
procession, processioned, processioning, processions.intransitive verbs
to form or go in a procession

postpone, postponed, postponing, postpones.transitive verbs
to delay until a future time; put off; defer; to place after in importance; subordinate
postponable.adjective
postponement, postponer.noun

proceeding.noun
a course of action; a procedure; proceedings; a sequence of events occurring at a particular place or occasion.(watched the proceedings from a ringside seat. 3. proceedings. Abbr. proc. A record of business carried on by a society or other organization; minutes; often 'proceedings'
proceed, proceeded, proceeding, proceeds.intransitive verbs
to go forward or onward; continue (proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded); to begin to carry on an action or a process (looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter)

proceeds.noun
the amount of money derived from a commercial or fundraising venture; the yield
proceeder.noun

placebo.noun,.plural.placebos
an inactive substance or preparation used as a control in an experiment or test to determine the effectiveness of a medicinal drug; a substance containing no medication and prescribed or given to reinforce a patient's expectation to get well (often a sugar pill); something of no intrinsic.remedial.value that is used to appease or reassure another

piquant.adjective.(pronounced 'pee kant')
pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; provocative in her appealing manner; charming, interesting, or attractive (a piquant face)a piquant wit
piquancy.or.piquantness.noun
piquantly.adverb

Ponzi scheme
a scam and swindle of hidden intent by those perpetrating this scheme of selfish financial advantage at the expense of those conned into contributing, where the first few into the scheme prosper

prostrate, prostrated, prostrating, prostrates.transitive verbs
to make oneself bow or kneel down or lie down flat
prostrate
lying face down; lying down at full length
prostrator.noun

per.preposition
to, for, or by each; for every (gasoline once cost 27 cents per gallon); according to; by (changes were made to the manuscript per the author's instructions); by means of; through
per.adverb
for each one; apiece (sold the cookies for one dollar per); per hour (was driving at 60 miles per hour)

per capita.adverb
per capita.adjective
per unit of population; per person (in that year, the population earned about $15,000 per capita below purchasing basic needs)

paltry, paltrier, paltriest.adjectives
lacking in importance or worth; trivial
paltrily.adverb
paltriness.noun

pry, pried, prying, pries.intransitive verbs
to look or inquire closely, curiously, or inquisitively, often in a furtive manner; snoop.(so nosy she's always prying into the affairs of others)
pry.noun,.plural.pries
the act of prying; an excessively inquisitive person; a snoop
pryingly.adverb

pry, pried, prying, pries.transitive verbs
to raise, move, or force open with a lever; to obtain with effort or difficulty (had to pry the truth out of the kids)
pry.noun,.plural.pries
something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage

plaque.noun
a flat plate, slab, or disk that is ornamented or engraved for mounting, as on a wall for decoration or on a monument for information; a deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall, characteristic of atherosclerosis; a film of mucus and bacteria on a tooth surface

part and parcel
a basic or essential part (working overtime is part and parcel of his job)