English words: prenuptial to preplanetary nebula

300 English words, part 160 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words prenuptial to preplanetary nebula

prenuptial adjective, noun /pɹiˈnʌpʃəl/: Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.
prenuptial agreement noun: A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
prenuptially adverb: Before marriage.
prenursery adjective: Before entering a nursery.
prenursing noun: Any course of study taken in preparation for the study of nursing.
prenut noun: Alternative form of pre-nut.
prenyl noun: isoprenyl
prenylamine noun: A calcium channel blocker drug.
prenylatable adjective: That can be prenylated
prenylate verb: To subject to prenylation
prenylated adjective /ˈpɹiːnɪˌleɪtɪd/: isoprenylated
prenylation noun: isoprenylation
prenylchalcone noun: Any prenylated chalcone.
prenylcitpressine noun: A particular acridone alkaloid.
prenylflavanone noun: Any prenylated flavanone.
prenylflavone noun: Any prenylated flavone.
prenylflavonoid noun: Any prenylated flavonoid.
prenylflavonol noun: Any prenylated flavonol.
prenylnaringenin noun: Any of a class of prenylflavonoids that are potent phytoestrogens found in hops.
prenylome noun: The complete set of prenylated compounds associated with a particular genome.
prenylprotein noun: Any prenylated protein
prenylquinone noun: Any prenyl derivative of benzoquinone, some of which have a role in thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts
prenylsurfactant noun: A surfactant (typically a sulfonate) that has a polyisoprene chain as the lipophylic (hydrophobic) part
prenyltransferase noun: Any of a class of enzymes that transfer allylic prenyl groups to acceptor molecules.
preobese adjective: Describing people who are not yet, but will become obese
preobesity noun: The condition of being preobese; predisposition to obesity.
preoblongata noun: The anterior part of the medulla oblongata.
preobrazhenskite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
preobservation adjective, noun: Before observation.
preobservational adjective: Prior to observation.
preobtain verb: To obtain beforehand.
preoccipital adjective: Situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.
preoccluded adjective: Alternative spelling of pre-occluded.
preocclusion adjective, noun /ˌpɹiː.əˈkluː.ʒən/: Prior to occlusion.
preoccupancy noun: The act of taking possession before another.
preoccupant noun: A prior occupant.
preoccupate verb: To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with.
preoccupation noun /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/: The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
preoccupational adjective: Synonym of preemployment
preoccupied adjective, verb: Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.
preoccupied name noun: In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all...
preoccupiedly adverb: In a preoccupied way.
preoccupiedness noun: The quality of being preoccupied.
preoccupier noun: A previous occupant.
preoccupy verb /pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/: To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
preoccurrence adjective, noun: A prior occurrence.
preoceanic adjective: Before the formation of an ocean.
preocular adjective, noun: Just in front of the eyes.
preoculomotor adjective: In front of the oculomotor nerve
preodontoblast adjective, noun: The precursor of an odontoblast
preoedipal adjective: Before the formation of the Oedipus complex.
preofficial adjective: Prior to officialdom.
preoligodendrocyte noun: The structure that develops into an oligodendrocyte
preominate verb: To feel foreboding about; to prophesy.
preon noun: A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too.
preonic adjective: Of or relating to preons.
preonset adjective: Before the onset of a disease or other condition.
preontological adjective: Before the development of ontological thought.
preop adjective, noun: Alternative form of pre-op.
preopening adjective: Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening
preoperating adjective: Before the start of operation.
preoperation adjective: Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).
preoperational adjective: Prior to a surgical operation.
preoperationally adverb: Prior to a surgical operation.
preoperative adjective, noun: Prior to surgery.
preoperatively adverb: In a preoperative context; before surgery.
preoperatory adjective: preoperational
preopercle noun: The preoperculum.
preopercular adjective, noun: Situated in front of the operculum.
preopercule noun: Alternative form of preopercle.
preoperculomandibular adjective: preopercular and mandibular
preoperculum noun: The anterior opercular bone in fishes.
preophthalmic adjective: anterior to the eye
preopinion noun: Opinion previously formed; prejudice.
preopsonization noun: The process of preopsonizing
preopsonize verb: To opsonize prior to some other process
preoptic adjective: In front of the optic chiasm
preoptimisation noun: Alternative spelling of preoptimization.
preoptimise verb: Alternative spelling of preoptimize.
preoptimization noun: An advance optimization; an instance of preoptimizing.
preoptimize verb: To optimize in advance.
preoption noun: The right of first choice; the right or ability to choose something before others.
preoral adjective: Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.
preorally adverb: In front of the mouth.
preorbital adjective, noun: Occurring before an orbit is established.
preordain verb: To determine the fate of something in advance.
preordained adjective, verb: determined in advance; predestined
preordainment noun: The act of preordaining something.
preorder adjective, noun, verb /pɹiːˈɔːdə/: To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.
preordered adjective, verb: Equipped with a preorder.
preordinance noun: Antecedent decree or determination; a rule previously established.
preordinate adjective: preordained
preordination adjective, noun: The state or process of things being preordained.
preorganic adjective: Before the formation of organic life.
preorganisation noun: Alternative form of preorganization.
preorganised adjective: Alternative form of preorganized.
preorganization noun: Organization in advance of some other process or event.
preorganize verb: To organize in advance.
preorganized adjective, verb: Organized in advance.
preorgasmic adjective /ˌpɹiːɔːˈɡazmɪk/: Happening before an orgasm.
preorgastic adjective: Preorgasmic.
preorientation adjective: Prior to orientation.
preoriented adjective: oriented prior to some other process
preorigin noun: An ultimate source or origin, before the generally known or accepted origin.
preoriginal adjective: Before the (presumed) original.
preorogenic adjective: Occurring before orogenesis.
preosseous adjective: Relating to tissue that will become bone
preosteoblast noun: A mesenchymal cell that differentiates to form an osteoblast
preosteoblastic adjective: Prior to the formation of an osteoblast
preosteoclast noun: A type of cell that develops into an osteoclast
preosteoclastic adjective: Relating to preosteoclasts
preosteocyte noun: A cell, derived from an osteoblast, that develops into an osteocyte
preosteocytic adjective: Prior to the development of osteocytes
preosteogenic adjective: Prior to osteogenesis
preotic adjective: In front of the middle ear
preoutbreak adjective: Before the outbreak of a disease.
preoutfit verb: To outfit in advance.
preoviposition adjective: Prior to oviposition.
preovipositional adjective: Prior to egglaying
preovipository adjective: Prior to oviposition
preovulation noun: The period of time that precedes ovulation.
preovulatory adjective: Prior to ovulation.
preowned adjective: Alternative spelling of pre-owned.
preoxidation noun: oxidation prior to some other process
preoxidative adjective: Relating to preoxidation
preoxidized adjective: oxidized in advance of another process
preoxygenate verb: To oxygenate prior to some other process
preoxygenation noun: oxygenation prior to some other process
preoxygenator adjective: Upstream of the oxygenator.
prep adjective, noun, verb /pɹɛp/: Preparation.
prep cook noun: A kitchen staff member responsible for preparing ingredients and components before the main service begins.
prep out verb: Synonym of prep up.
prep pad noun: A sterile, single-use wipe saturated with 70% isopropyl alcohol; primarily used as a topical antiseptic to clean and disinfect skin prior to injections,...
prep room noun: Abbreviation of preparation room.
prep school noun /ˈpɹɛpˌskuːl/: Clipping of preparatory school.
prep up verb: To prepare something.
prepack noun, verb: To pack in advance.
prepackage verb: To enclose in packaging prior to sale.
prepackaged adjective, verb: That has been packaged prior to being sold.
prepackager noun: One who or that which prepackages.
prepackaging noun, verb: packaging applied prior to an object being sold
prepacked adjective: Packed in advance.
prepageant adjective: Before a pageant.
prepaging noun: The loading of memory pages before they are needed, so as to avoid page faults.
prepaid adjective, noun, verb /pɹiːˈpeɪd/: Paid for in advance.
prepain adjective, noun: A physical sensation that is not pain but would become pain if it were more intense.
prepainful adjective: Before the onset of pain.
prepaint verb: To paint in advance.
prepalatal adjective: Anterior to the palate.
prepaleolithic adjective: Before the Paleolithic era.
prepandemic adjective: Before a pandemic.
prepanic adjective: Prior to a state of panic.
preparability noun: Ability to be prepared; the quality or degree of being preparable.
preparable adjective /pɹɪˈpæɹəbəl/: Capable of being prepared.
preparacrista noun: A crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.
preparade adjective: Before a parade.
preparadigmatic adjective: Before the formation of a paradigm.
preparalytic adjective: Before the onset of paralysis.
preparasitic adjective: prior to becoming a parasite
preparasubthalamic adjective: rostral to the parasubthalamic nucleus
preparate adjective, verb: To prepare.
preparation noun /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/: The act of preparing or getting ready.
preparation room noun: A laboratory for preparing teaching materials.
preparational adjective: preparatory
preparationism noun: The view, in Christianity, that unregenerate people can take steps (such as praying, or reading the Bible) in preparation for conversion, and should be...
preparationist noun: A proponent of preparationism.
preparative adjective, noun /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/: That serves to prepare something
preparatively adverb: By way of preparation.
preparator noun: A person who prepares specimens or exhibits
preparatorily adverb: In a preparatory manner.
preparatory adjective /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/: Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
preparatory it noun: Synonym of anticipatory it.
preparatory school noun: A private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.
preparatory subject noun: A dummy subject.
prepardon adjective: Before a pardon is granted.
prepare noun, verb /pɹɪˈpɛə/: To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
prepare ahead verb: To make food before a meal; to prep meal ingredients so as to make it easy to cook a meal at the correct time.
prepare the ground verb: To carry out any preliminary work that will enable something to occur.
prepare the way verb: Synonym of prepare the ground
prepare up verb: To prepare (something).
prepared adjective, verb /pɹɪˈpɛəd/: Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
prepared mustard noun: A mustard sauce (a wet mustard preparation).
prepared piano noun: A piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (called preparations) on or between the strings.
prepared statement noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prepared, statement.
preparedly adverb: In a prepared manner.
preparedness noun /pɹɪˈpɛə(ɹɪ)dnɪs/: The state of being prepared.
preparement noun: Preparation.
preparental adjective: Prior to parenthood.
preparenthood noun: The state or period of time leading up to parenthood.
preparer noun: One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
preparietal adjective: In front of a parietal region
preparing noun, verb /pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/: preparation
preparingly adverb: By way of preparation; anticipatorily.
preparliamentary adjective: Before entry into parliament.
preparoxysmal adjective: Before a paroxysm.
preparse verb: To parse in advance.
preparser noun: A software component that performs parsing in advance.
prepartal adjective: Prepartum.
prepartally adverb: Before childbirth.
preparticipation adjective: Prior to participation.
prepartition verb: To partition in advance of some other operation.
prepartitioning noun: partitioning prior to some other operation
prepartnership adjective: Prior to a partnership.
prepartum adjective: Before giving birth; prenatal.
preparturial adjective: Prior to parturition
preparty noun: A party held before the start of an event, usually a public event.
prepaschal adjective: Synonym of antepaschal.
prepass noun: A prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.
prepaste verb: To paste in advance.
prepasted adjective: Having paste already applied, requiring only the addition of water.
prepastoral adjective: Before pastoralism.
prepatch verb: To patch in advance.
prepatellar adjective: In front of the kneecap.
prepatency noun: The prepatent period, before symptoms become apparent.
prepatent adjective: Before symptoms (especially of infection) become manifest.
prepatently adverb: In a prepatent manner
prepathological adjective: Before, or leading to, a pathological state.
prepatriarchal adjective: Before patriarchy.
prepattern noun: A pattern established in advance
prepatterned adjective: patterned in advance
prepatterning noun: The formation of a pattern before some other process
prepausal adjective: Before a pause in speech.
prepausally adverb: Before a pause in speech.
prepause adjective: Synonym of prepausal.
prepave verb: To pave beforehand.
prepavement adjective: Before the invention or installation of pavements.
prepay verb: To pay in advance, or beforehand
prepayability noun: The state or quality of being prepayable.
prepayable adjective: To be paid, or paid for, in advance.
prepayer noun: One who makes an advance payment.
prepayment noun /ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/: A payment in advance.
prepayment penalty noun: An additional fee charged for paying off part of or the entirety of a loan ahead of the scheduled due date in order to compensate for the loss of interest...
prepd verb: Abbreviation of prepared.
prepectoral adjective: In front of the pectoral muscles
prepectus noun: An anterior marginal sclerite of an insect thorax
prepelvic adjective: In front of the pelvis
prepend noun, verb /pɹɪˈpɛnd/: To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
prepender noun: A software component that prepends data to a computer file.
prepending noun, verb: The act by which something is prepended.
prepenetration noun: Penetration prior to another process.
prepenial adjective: Situated in front of, or anterior to, the penis.
prepense adjective, verb /pɹɪˈpɛns/: Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived, premeditated.
prepensely adverb: In a premeditated manner.
prepensive adjective: prepense; planned beforehand
prepenultimate adjective: Synonym of antepenultimate.
prepeptide noun: The part of an enzyme that is directed to a specific part of a cell before becoming a protein
preperceive verb: To perceive in advance.
preperception noun: A preliminary perception.
preperceptive adjective: Before the process of perception.
preperformance adjective, noun: Done or made before or in preparation for a performance.
preperfused adjective: perfused prior to some other operation
preperfusion noun: perfusion in advance of some other operation
prepericardiac adjective: anterior to the pericardium
prepericardial adjective: anterior to the pericardium
preperifusion noun: perifusion in advance of some other operation
preperimetric adjective: Prior to affecting the perimeter (of vision)
preperiodic adjective: Prior to the start of periodicity
preperitoneal adjective: anterior to the peritoneum (between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall)
preperitoneally adverb: anterior to the peritoneum
prepermeabilization noun: permeabilization prior to some other operation
prepermeabilized adjective: permeabilized prior to some other operation
preperoxisomal adjective: Prior to the formation of a peroxisome
prepersonal adjective: Prior to the development of the individual ego.
prepersuasion noun: The process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion.
prepersuasive adjective: Prior to persuasion.
preperturbation adjective: Prior to perturbation
prepetition adjective: Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.
prepg. verb: Abbreviation of preparing.
prepharmacy noun: A course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for graduate study in pharmacy, usually followed by practice as a pharmacist.
prepharyngeal adjective: Before the pharynx
prephase noun: A prior phase; the condition before a particular phase
prephenate noun: Any salt or ester of prephenic acid.
prephenic acid noun: An intermediate in the biosynthesis of the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine
prephilatelic adjective: Of or pertaining to prephilately.
prephilately noun: The branch of philately concerned with postal systems prior to the introduction of postage stamps.
prephilosophical adjective: Before the development of philosophical thought.
prephonatory adjective: Alternative form of prephonetic.
prephonemic adjective: Before understanding the concept of phonemes.
prephonetic adjective: Prior to a phonetic stage.
prephoretic adjective: Prior to phoresis
prephosphorylate verb: To cause or to undergo prephosphorylation.
prephosphorylation noun: prior phosphorylation
prephotographic adjective: Before the invention of photography.
prephthisical adjective: Before the onset of phthisis.
prephylogenetic adjective: Prior to phylogenesis
prepicked adjective: picked in advance
prepidgin noun: An early mixture of languages capable of developing into a pidgin.
prepilin noun: Synonym of prepilin peptidase.
prepilin peptidase noun: An enzyme that removes a signal peptide from maturing pilins
prepill adjective: Prior to the use of an oral contraceptive.
prepink adjective: After the development of buds and leaves on an apple tree, but before the pink coloration appears.
prepiriform adjective: Alternative form of prepyriform.
preplace verb: To place in advance.
preplacement adjective, noun: Before placement.
preplacental adjective: anterior to the placenta
preplacodal adjective: Prior to the development of the placode
preplacode adjective: that happens before the placode develops
preplan verb: To plan in advance.
preplanetary adjective: Before the existence or formation of planets.
preplanetary nebula noun: A stage in stellar evolution when a star starts to shed its outer layers before coming a true planetary nebula.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.