12-letter words starting with pr
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prednisolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
- preemergence — occurring or applied before the emergence of a plant from the soil: preemergence herbicide.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- preemptively — of or relating to preemption.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefinancing — financing arranged in advance
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- preformation — previous formation.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- pregenerated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- pregnenolone — a steroid precursor to steroid hormones
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- preinaugural — occurring before an inauguration
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- preinterview — a preparatory meeting held before an interview
- preinventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- prejudgement — to judge beforehand.
- prelapsarian — Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- premigration — occurring before migration
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- premium fuel — fuel or gasoline which has a higher octane value and is more expensive than standard fuel
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- premium-rate — (relating to telephone calls) charged at a higher than standard rate
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- prenominally — before a noun
- prenticeship — an apprenticeship
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- preoperative — occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.