| PAILLASSE | • paillasse n. (Chiefly Britain) An under bed or mattress of straw. • PAILLASSE n. (French) a hard straw mattress, also PALLIASSE. |
| PALAEOSOL | • palaeosol n. Alternative form of paleosol. • PALAEOSOL n. an ancient soil horizon, also PALEOSOL. |
| PALESTRAL | • palestral adj. Palestric; relating to wrestling. • PALESTRAL adj. relating to a palestra, a wrestling school. |
| PALLASITE | • pallasite n. (Geology) A stony-iron meteorite embedded with glassy crystals of olivine. • PALLASITE n. any of a class of stony-iron meteorites composed largely of olivine crystals enclosed in a network of nickel-iron. |
| PALLIASSE | • palliasse n. (Chiefly, British) A thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw. • PALLIASSE n. (French) a hard straw mattress, also PAILLASSE. |
| PALLIATES | • palliates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palliate. • PALLIATE v. to cloak or disguise. |
| PARALLELS | • parallels n. Plural of parallel. • parallels v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parallel. • PARALLEL v. to be extended in the same direction. |
| PELAGIALS | • PELAGIAL n. an open body of water such as a lake or the sea, as opposed to the shore or the bed. |
| PELLAGRAS | • pellagras n. Plural of pellagra. • PELLAGRA n. a niacin-deficiency disease. |
| PLASMAGEL | • PLASMAGEL n. cytoplasm in the form of a gel, esp. surrounding the plasmasol in an amoeboid cell. |
| PLEASABLE | • pleasable adj. That may be pleased. • PLEASABLE adj. capable of being pleased. |
| SAILPLANE | • sailplane n. (Aircraft) A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage. • sailplane v. To fly in a sailplane. • SAILPLANE n. a glider that can rise with an upward current. |
| SPALLABLE | • spallable adj. (Of rock) Suitable for being spalled. • SPALLABLE adj. that can be spalled. |