English words: preplanetesimal to prereader

300 English words, part 161 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.

English words preplanetesimal to prereader

preplanetesimal noun: A conglomeration of material that will form a planetesimal
preplanned adjective, verb: Planned in advance.
preplanner noun: One who plans something in advance.
preplanning noun, verb: Planning conducted in advance
preplant adjective, verb: Prior to planting
preplasma noun: A short-lived precursor of a plasma formed by the interaction of a laser with a metal foil
preplasmablast noun: A cell that will differentiate into a plasma cell
preplasmolyzed adjective: plasmolyzed prior to some other operation
preplate noun: The structure, located near the pia, that develops into the cortical plate
preplated adjective: plated prior to another process
preplatelet noun: A discoid cell that is a precursor of a platelet
preplating noun: plating in advance of another process
preplay adjective, verb: To visualize in advance.
preplayoff adjective: Occurring before or in anticipation of a playoff
preplea adjective: Prior to a plea.
prepleural adjective: Anterior to the pleura
preploded adjective: Pre-occluded; marked by the phonological process of preocclusion.
preplosion noun: The phonological process of preocclusion.
prepn. noun: Abbreviation of preparation.
prepolarization noun: polarization before some other operation
prepolice adjective: Before the creation of a police force.
prepolish verb: To give a preliminary polish to.
prepolitical adjective: Before the development or introduction of politics.
prepolitically adverb: In a prepolitical context.
prepoll noun: An advance or preliminary poll.
prepollence noun: The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of power; predominance; prevalence.
prepollency noun: Alternative form of prepollence.
prepollent adjective, noun: Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.
prepollex noun: An extra digit beside the thumb.
prepolling adjective: Before a poll takes place.
prepolymer noun: Any oligomer or other macromolecule that is capable of further polymerization.
prepolymerisation noun: Alternative spelling of prepolymerization
prepolymerised adjective: Alternative form of prepolymerized.
prepolymerization noun: The process of prepolymerizing.
prepolymerize verb: To polymerize prior to some other process
preponder verb: To preponderate.
preponderance noun /pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/: Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
preponderance of evidence noun: Alternative form of preponderance of the evidence.
preponderance of the evidence noun: A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that evidence be sufficient to determine that a...
preponderant adjective: Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.
preponderantly adverb: In a preponderant manner.
preponderate verb: To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in weight.
preponderately adverb: Synonym of preponderantly.
preponderatingly adverb: In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.
preponderation noun: The act or state of preponderating; preponderance.
prepondering adjective: preponderating; exceeding in weight
preponderous adjective: preponderant
preponderously adverb: preponderantly
prepone verb /ˈpriːˌpoːn/: To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
preponement noun: The act of preponing; rescheduling for an earlier time.
prepontine adjective: anterior to the pons
prepopulate verb: To populate (form fields, a database, etc.) in advance.
prepopulation noun: The act of prepopulating.
prepopulist adjective: Prior to the onset of populism.
prepore noun: A structure that develops into a pore
preport verb: To presage; forebode.
preportion verb: To divide into individual portions before use.
preportioned adjective, verb: Divided into portions in advance.
preportioning noun, verb: The practice of dividing into portions before use.
prepose verb /pɹiːˈpəʊz/: To place or set (something) before; to prefix.
preposed adjective, verb: Placed before another term in a phrase.
prepositi noun: Alternative form of preposituses.
preposition noun /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/: Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense,...
preposition of place noun: Preposition indicating localisation of object, e.g. on the field or in the field.
prepositional adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.
prepositional article noun: In some languages, such as French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, a contraction of a preposition and an article, e.g. au in French (a contraction of à and...
prepositional case noun: A noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an...
prepositional phrase noun: A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.
prepositional pronoun noun: A type of pronoun used in Celtic and Semitic languages, where a preposition followed by a personal pronoun creates a new word.
prepositional verb noun: A two-word phrase, consisting of a verb and a preposition, that has idiomatic meaning.
prepositionally adverb: In a prepositional manner.
prepositionhood noun: The property of being a preposition.
prepositionless adjective: Without a preposition or prepositions.
prepositionlessness noun: Absence of a preposition.
prepositive adjective, noun /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtɪv/: Put before; prefixed.
prepositive adjective noun: An adjective that occurs before the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
prepositively adverb: In a prepositive position.
prepositor noun: A scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor or prefect.
prepositorial adjective: Of or relating to a prepositor.
prepositorship noun: The state or business of a prepositor.
prepositure noun: The office or dignity of a provost; a provostship.
prepositus noun /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/: A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
prepossess verb /ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛs/: Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
prepossessed adjective, verb: To be entirely consumed or gripped by a preconceived opinion or expectation, leaving no room for alternative judgement.
prepossessedly adverb: In a prepossessed manner.
prepossessedness noun: The quality of being prepossessed.
prepossessing adjective, verb: Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive
prepossessingly adverb: in a prepossessing manner
prepossessingness noun: The quality of being prepossessing.
prepossession noun /ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛʃn̩/: A preoccupation; having possession beforehand.
prepossessor noun: One who possesses, or occupies, previously.
preposted adjective: posted in advance
preposterate verb: To reverse or turn upside down.
preposterosity noun: The quality of being preposterous.
preposterous adjective /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/: Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
preposterously adverb /pɹɪˈpɒstɹəsli/: In a preposterous manner.
preposterousness noun: The quality of being preposterous.
prepostmodern adjective: Having the characteristics of a movement or style (of art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy) that came before postmodernism; modern.
prepostor noun: Alternative form of prepositor.
prepotato adjective: Before the introduction of the potato to Europe from the New World.
prepotence noun: prepotency
prepotency noun: The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
prepotent adjective /pɹɪˈpoʊtənt/: Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
prepotential adjective, noun: The depolarization of a cell membrane between action potentials
prepotently adverb: In a prepotent manner.
prepped adjective, verb /pɹɛpt/: Prepared.
prepper noun /ˈpɹɛpɚ/: A student at a prep school.
preppie noun: Alternative spelling of preppy.
preppily adverb: In a preppy manner.
preppiness noun: The state or condition of being preppy.
prepping noun, verb /ˈpɹɛpɪŋ/: The action or process of preparing something, or preparing for something.
preppy adjective, noun /ˈpɹɛ.pi/: Being or relating to something (such as clothing) that is typical of students at prep schools.
prepractice adjective: Before a period of practice.
preprandial adjective, noun /pɹiːˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/: Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.
preprandially adverb /pɹiːˈpɹan.dɪ.ə.li/: In a preprandial manner; before a meal, especially dinner.
preprayer adjective: Before prayer.
prepredicative adjective: in phenomenology, something prior to any predication
prepreg noun: Fiber material impregnated with its matrix material, usually a plastic, well before its use to form a manufactured part.
prepregnancy adjective: Before the onset of pregnancy.
prepregnant adjective: Prior to pregnancy.
prepremiere adjective: Before a premiere.
prepreparation noun: Preparation that takes place before the main period of preparation.
preprepare verb /ˌpɹiːpɹɪˈpɛə/: To prepare in advance.
preprepared adjective, verb: Prepared in advance.
prepresbyopic adjective: Prior to the development of presbyopia
prepresidential adjective: Of or pertaining to the period before a person's ascent to the presidency of a country
prepress adjective, noun: Before going to press.
preprice verb: To price in advance.
preprimary adjective, noun: Pertaining to, or taking place in the time before a primary election.
preprimed adjective: primed in advance
preprimitive adjective: Before a primitive age.
preprint noun, verb: A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published in a journal.
preprint server noun: A website on which preprints are published
preprinted adjective, verb: Already printed; printed in advance.
preprioception noun: Alternative form of proprioception.
preprioceptive adjective: Alternative form of proprioceptive.
prepro- prefix: Denoting a precursor (molecule).
preproalbumin noun: A precursor of an albumin that has an extension of amino acids at the N-terminus
preprobate adjective: Before probate.
preprocalcitonin noun: A precursor in the biosynthesis of procalcitonin, as well as calcitonin and katacalcin further downstream.
preprocambial adjective: Prior to the development of the procambium
preprocathepsin noun: A precursor of procathepsins
preprocedural adjective /ˌpri.prəˈsiː.d͡ʒər.əl/: Before a procedure.
preprocedurally adverb /ˌpri.prəˈsiː.d͡ʒər.ə.li/: Before a procedure.
preprocedure adjective, adverb: Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure.
preprocess verb: To process in advance.
preprocessing noun, verb: The act of processing beforehand.
preprocessor noun: program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
preprocollagen noun: The peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen.
preprocurement noun: procurement prior to need
preproduce verb: To produce in advance.
preproduct noun: Something produced as part of the process of manufacturing a final product.
preproduction noun: All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie.
preproductive adjective: Prior to production
preproenkephalin noun: A precursor of proenkephalin
preproenzyme noun: The precursor of a proenzyme
preprofessional adjective, noun: Prior to starting a profession.
preprofessionalism noun: The early inclusion in education of elements relating to a later profession.
preproghrelin noun: A precursor of proghrelin
preproglucagon noun: Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon.
preprogram verb: To program something in advance.
preprogramme adjective, verb: Before a programme (of study, etc.).
preprohepcidin noun: A prepropeptide that is a precursor of prohepcidin
preprohibition adjective: Before Prohibition (period during which alcoholic beverages were restricted or banned).
preprohormone noun: The precursor of a prohormone.
preprohypocretin noun: A precursor of hypocretin.
preproinsulin noun: A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.
preprojective adjective: Exhibiting a generalization of being projective, in which some, but not every surjective homomorphism splits.
preprolactin noun: The precursor to prolactin
preproliferative adjective: Prior to proliferation
prepromelanin noun: A precursor of melanin.
prepromise adjective: Before a promise is made.
prepromotion adjective: Before a promotion.
preproneuropeptide noun: A precursor of a proneuropeptide
prepronociceptin noun: A protein that is the precursor of nociceptin and nocistatin
prepronominal adjective: Before a pronoun.
preproopiomelanocortin noun: A precursor polypeptide involved in the synthesis of various hormones.
preproorexin noun: A precursor of orexin, selectively expressed in the lateral hypothalamic area.
preproparoxytone adjective, noun /̩pɹeɪpɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/: Having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable.
prepropeptide noun: The precursor of a propeptide
preproperate verb: To do too soon; to hasten too much.
preprophase noun: A phase of plant mitosis before prophase.
preprophasic adjective: Relating to the preprophase.
prepropheromone noun: A precursor of a propheromone
preprophetic adjective: Before a prophet or a prophecy.
preprophylactic adjective: Of or pertaining to a preprophylaxis.
preprophylaxis noun: Before or prior to a prophylaxis.
preproposal adjective, noun: Before a proposal.
preproprotein noun: The precursor of a proprotein
preprorelaxin noun: A precursor of prorelaxin.
preprosequence noun: A sequence of amino acid residues in a preprotein
preprosomatostatin noun: A precursor of prosomatostatin
preprostatic adjective: anterior to the prostate
preprosthetic adjective: Prior to prosthesis.
preprotachykinin noun: Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters
preprotease noun: A precursor of a protease
preprotein noun: A polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties
preprothrombin noun: A precursor of thrombin.
preprothyrotropin noun: A large precursor protein of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, derived by posttranscriptional processing and enzymatic modification.
preprotocol noun: A preliminary or prior protocol
preprotocristid adjective, noun: anterior to a protocristid
preprotoxin noun: The precursor of a protoxin
preprovide verb: To provide beforehand.
preprovision verb: To provision in advance.
preprovocation adjective: Prior to provocation.
prepster noun: A student at a prep school.
prepsychedelic adjective: Related to or characteristic of the period preceding the Psychedelic era of the late 1960s.
prepsychological adjective: Before the development or use of psychology.
prepsychology adjective, noun: Prior to psychology.
prepsychosis noun: A state or phase preceding the onset of full psychosis, marked by subtle symptoms or behaviors that may signal increased risk.
prepsychotic adjective: Before the onset of psychosis.
prepub. noun: Abbreviation of prepublication.
prepuberal adjective: prepubertal
prepuberally adverb: prepubertally
prepubertal adjective: Before puberty.
prepubertally adverb: Before puberty.
prepuberty adjective: Before puberty.
prepubescence noun: The period prior to the onset of puberty; prepuberty
prepubescent adjective, noun: Before the age at which a person begins puberty.
prepubescently adverb: During the period of life before the age a person is first capable of sexual reproduction; before puberty.
prepubic adjective: Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; relating to the prepubis.
prepubis noun: A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones.
prepublic adjective: Prior to availability to the general public.
prepublication adjective, noun: Preceding, or in preparation for, publication.
prepublicity noun: Publicity for a product or service that is not yet available.
prepublish verb: To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
prepuce noun /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/: The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
prepuceless adjective: Lacking a prepuce.
prepueblo adjective: Prior to communities based around a pueblo.
prepulse noun, verb: A weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one
prepuna noun: A dry region at high elevations of the Andes, below the Puna.
prepunch verb: To punch holes in something in advance.
prepunched adjective, verb: Having holes that are already punched.
prepunctual adjective: excessively prompt; early
prepunctuality noun: The quality of being prepunctual.
prepunish verb: To punish in advance.
prepunishment noun: The act of prepunishing; punishment in advance.
prepunk adjective: Prior to the punk movement.
prepupa noun: An organism in a developmental stage that immediately precedes the pupa.
prepupal adjective: Describing the inactive stage in the development of some insects between the larval and the pupal stages
prepuparial adjective: Prior to the formation of a pupa (or a puparium)
prepupation adjective: prior to pupation
prepurchase adjective, noun, verb: Prior to purchase.
prepurchaser noun: One who prepurchases.
prepurification noun: purification prior to some other process
prepurified adjective: purified prior to some other process
prepurposed adjective: Having a predetermined purpose or aim.
preputial adjective: Of or pertaining to the prepuce.
preputioplasty noun: A procedure to treat phimosis without removal of the foreskin.
preputiotomy noun: The surgical incision of the prepuce (foreskin) of the penis, typically performed to relieve phimosis.
preputium noun: Synonym of prepuce.
prepycnotic adjective: Alternative form of prepyknotic.
prepyknotic adjective: Before pyknosis.
prepyloric adjective: anterior to the pylorus
prepyriform adjective: Anterior to the pyriform cortex or sinus
preQ1 noun: Abbreviation of pre-queuosine1.
prequadrate adjective: Positioned before the quadrate bone
prequadratic adjective: In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal
prequal noun: Clipping of prequalification.
prequalification adjective, noun: qualification in advance
prequalifier noun: One who prequalifies.
prequalify verb: To qualify or be qualified in advance.
prequantal adjective: Prior to the introduction of quantum theory.
prequantified adjective: quantified in advance of another process
prequantizable adjective: Able to be prequantized
prequantization noun: The process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition.
prequantized adjective: Having undergone prequantization.
prequantum adjective: Describing physics prior to quantum mechanics; classical
prequarantine adjective: Before a quarantine.
prequark noun: preon; subquark
prequel noun /ˈpɹiːkwəl/: In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any...
prequelise verb: Alternative spelling of prequelize.
prequelization noun: The creation of a prequel to a work.
prequelize verb: To release a prequel to a work.
prequench adjective: Before quenching (rapid cooling).
prequential adjective: predictive sequential
prequestionnaire noun: A questionnaire completed before a task or exercise.
prequeuosine noun: A precursor of queuosine
prerace adjective: Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race
preracing adjective: Before racing (sporting activity).
preradiation adjective: Prior to therapeutic radiation
preradical noun: A subfunctor of the identity functor in the category of left modules over a ring with identity.
preradicalization noun: Alternative form of pre-radicalization.
preradio adjective: Before the invention of radio.
preradiographic adjective: Before the development or use of radiography.
prerailroad adjective: Before the development of a railroad, or railroads in general.
prerailway adjective: Before the development of a railway, or railways in general.
preramble noun: preamble
prerandomisation noun: prior randomisation
prerandomize verb: To randomize prior to some other operation
prerandomized adjective, verb: randomized in advance
preranked adjective: ranked prior to some other operation
preraphaelism noun: The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its adherents advocate careful study...
preraphaelite adjective, noun: Alternative form of Pre-Raphaelite.
preraphaelitish adjective: Reminiscent of the Pre-Raphaelite art style.
preraphaelitism noun: preraphaelism
preratification adjective: Prior to ratification.
prerational adjective: Before the application of reason.
preread noun, verb /ˌpɹiːˈɹiːd/: To read in advance.
prereader noun: One who reads in advance.

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.