Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Praxeanist One who holds Praxean religious beliefs. praxeological Of or pertaining to praxeology. praxeologically In terms of praxeology. praxeologist One who studies praxeology. praxeology The study of human action or conduct. praxic Relating to praxis. praxics The scientific study of behaviour. Praxidike One of the moons of Jupiter. praxinoscope An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box. praxiographic Relating to praxiography. praxiographically In terms of praxiography. praxiography The study of social practices. praxiological Of or pertaining to praxiology. praxiologically In terms of praxiology. praxis The practical application of any branch of learning. praxisist Synonym of praxist. praxism A philosophy of praxics praxist Related to praxism. Praxitelean Of or relating to the ancient sculptor Praxiteles. Praxiteles The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. pray To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. praya A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong. prayable Capable of being prayed. Prayag Former name of Prayagraj. Prayaga A sacred place at the meeting point of Ganga and Yamuna. It is located near Prayagraj in India. Prayagraj A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, formerly Allahabad. prayee One who is prayed in aid. prayer A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. prayerful That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. prayerfully In a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence. prayerfulness The state or quality of being prayerful. prayerhouse Synonym of house of worship. prayerish Characteristic of or inclined toward prayer; prayerlike or prayerful. prayerless Without prayer. prayerlessly Without prayer. prayerlessness The state or condition of being prayerless; failure to pray. prayerlike Resembling a prayer. prayermaker One who offers up a prayer. prayermaking The offering up of a prayer. prayersome Characterised or typified by prayer or praying; prayerful prayerwise In the manner of a prayer. prayful Synonym of prayerful. prayid Any siphonophore in the family Prayidae prayine Any siphonophore of the family Prayidae praying An act of saying a prayer. prayingly With prayer. prayopavesa The act of suicide by fasting, performed by a person who no longer has any desire, ambition or responsibilities in life. Praytor A surname. prazepam A benzodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. praziquantel An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections. prazitone A barbiturate derivative. prazosin An alpha-blocker used chiefly as a smooth muscle relaxant, especially in the treatment of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. PRC A person from the People's Republic of China, especially in contrast to native-born Singaporean Chinese. prDNA polyrepetitive DNA pre Before (something significant). preabdomen The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion or sea scorpion preabdominal Relating to the preabdomen preablated ablated prior to some other operation preablation prior ablation preabortal Before abortion (termination of pregnancy). preabortion Before abortion (termination of pregnancy). preabsorb To absorb prior to another process. preabsorbed absorbed in advance preabsorption absorption prior to some other process preabsorptive Of or pertaining to preabsorption preaccelerator Any accelerator that accelerates particles and feeds them to a larger accelerator for further acceleration preaccept To accept beforehand. preacceptance Relating to events or conditions before acceptance happens. preacclimation Prior to becoming acclimated preaccounting Prior to accounting. preaccreditation Before accreditation. preaccumulate To accumulate in advance. preaccumulated accumulated prior to some other operation preaccumulation accumulation prior to some other operation preaccusation previous or prior accusation preacetabular in front of the acetabulum preacetylated acetylated prior to some other operation preacetylation acetylation prior to some other operation preach To give a sermon. preachable Capable of being preached. preachee One who is preached to; the recipient of a sermon. preacher Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy. preacherdom The realm or sphere of preachers. preacherese preacherlike diction or terminology. preacheress A female preacher. preacherish Synonym of preacherly. preacherize To preach; to sermonize. preacherless Without a preacher. preacherlike Resembling or characteristic of a preacher. preacherly Befitting a preacher. preacherman A preacher preachership The role or office of a preacher. preachification Preaching. preachify To preach didactically; to sermonize. preachily In a preachy manner. preachiness The quality of being preachy preaching The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction. preachingly In a way that preaches. preachman A preacher. preachment Preaching; sermonizing. preachy Tending toward excessive moralization. preacidification A prior acidification. preacidify To acidify in advance. preacinar Prior to the formation of an acinus preacknowledge To acknowledge in advance. preacknowledgment acknowledgment in advance preacquaint To acquaint beforehand. preacquaintance Previous acquaintance or knowledge. preacquire To acquire in advance. preacquired Acquired beforehand. preacquisition Prior to acquisition preacquittal Before acquittal. preact To act or perform beforehand. preaction previous action preactivate To activate in advance. preactivated activated in advance preactivation activation in advance preactive Relating to action taken as a result of a predicted future activity preactively In a preactive manner. preactivity Before an activity takes place. preacute Prior to the acute phase. preacutely Prior to the acute phase. preacylated acylated prior to some other operation preacylation Prior to acylation preadamic Prior to the existence of the Adam (the first man, according to the Bible). Preadamism The belief that there were human beings who existed before the Biblical Adam. Preadamite An inhabitant of the Earth before the Biblical Adam. Preadamitism Synonym of Preadamism. preadapt To adapt in advance. preadaptation An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function preadaptative prior to adaptation preadapted Modified by preadaptation. preadaptive Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future. preadded added in advance preaddress To address in advance. preaddressed addressed in advance preadenomatous Prior to the formation of an adenoma preadenylated adenylated prior to some other operation preadenylylated adenylylated prior to some other process preadherence Prior to adherence. preadherent That has not yet adhered (to something). preadipocyte An undifferentiated fibroblast that can be stimulated to form an adipocyte preadipocytic Relating to preadipocytes preadipose Describing a cell or tissue that may be stimulated to become adipose preadjectival Before an adjective. preadjectivally Before an adjective. preadjust To adjust in advance. preadjustable Able to be adjusted in advance. preadjustment previous adjustment preadjuvant Prior to the use of an adjuvant.