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 pritch pique; offence Pritchard A surname from Welsh. pritchel A metal punch or shaping tool with a round shank, designed to fit in a pritchel hole in an anvil. Pritchett A surname. pritelivir A particular antiherpetic drug. Pritenic The language of the inhabitants of northern Great Britain during Roman rule in southern Great Britain (1st to 5th centuries AD), a sister or daughter language of British if Pictish is assumed to be a P-Celtic language. prithee please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful. Prithu A descendant of Dhruva and an avatar of Lord Vishnu, from whom the Earth is named Prithvi. Prithvi Name of deity Prithvi or Mother Earth Priti A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Pritil A barangay of Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines Pritt A British surname; variant of Pratt. Prittlewell A suburb in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8787). Pritula A surname. pritumumab A human monoclonal antibody used in treating brain cancer. Pritzker A surname. priv A private account. privacity Techniques used to maintain one's privacy. privacy The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. privado A trusted friend; a confidant. Privas A town and commune, the capital of Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. privatdozent In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor. private Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. privateer A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. privateering The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's own government. privateersman The captain or member of the crew of a privateer. privately In a private manner. privateness The quality or state of being private. privates The genitalia; those body parts that are not normally displayed; private parts. privation The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. privational Relating to privation. privatism Concern with issues only insofar as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. privatissimum A university lecture heard by only a small number of students. privative Causing privation; depriving. privatively In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively. privativeness The state of being privative. privatizable Capable of being privatized. privatization The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control. privatize To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry. privatizer One who, or that which, privatizes. privatizing privatization privatopia A private, generally gated, community of regulated and genteel appearance. privatopian Relating to a privatopia. prived Deprived privet Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum. Privett A village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726). Privette A surname. privilege An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. privileged Having special privileges. privilegee One who benefits from a privilege. privileger One who confers a privilege. privilegiado One who has special privileges. privileging The process by which something is made privileged. privilegism A social system in which some people have privileges that others do not. privily Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately. priviness The quality of being privy (to something). privish To publish a book only to have its distribution fully and intentionally cancelled. privishing Small-scale or unadvertised publication of a book, so that it is not easily available to the public. Privitera A surname from Italian. privities The genitals. privity A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures. Privlaka A municipality of Croatia. Privott A surname. privy Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. prix Synonym of prize. Priya A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________". Priyadarshini A female given name. Priyanka A female given name from Hindi. priyome tactics that depend on pawn structure prizable Fit to be prized or treasured; valuable. prize That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. prized Highly valued, cherished. prizefight A professional boxing match, in which two boxers compete for a prize (usually money). prizefighter A fighter who fights (physically) for prizes (usually money and trophies), especially a professional boxer. prizefighting Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize. prizegiver One who awards a prize. prizegiving A ceremony where a prize is awarded. prizeholder The person who gives out a prize to the winner of a contest. prizeless Without a prize. prizelike Having characteristics of a prize. prizelist A list of prizes prizeman The (male) winner of a prize prizement An appraisement or valuation. prizer One who places a high value on something. prizery A place where tobacco is packed into hogsheads. prizetaker The person or thing that wins a prize. prizewinner A person or thing that wins a prize. prizewinning Having won at least one prize. prizewoman The female winner of a prize. prizeworthiness The state or quality of being prizeworthy. prizeworthy Meriting a prize. prizidilol A beta-adrenergic blocking drug. prizing prizefighting (abbreviation) Prizren The second largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of Prizren District and Prizren Municipality, Kosovo; the historical capital of Kosovo. prizzly A hybrid between a polar bear and a grizzly bear. Prjevalsky A surname from Polish PRM The Modern Revolutionary Party; a political party in the Dominican Republic. PRNDL The gearstick in a car with automatic transmission. pro An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons). proa A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. proabolition Synonym of abolitionist. proabolitionist Synonym of abolitionist. proabortion Supportive of the practice and/or legalization of abortion. proacaricide Any substance that becomes an acaricide after being metabolised proaccelerin Factor V, a protein of the coagulation system. proacinar That promotes the formation of an acinus proacrosin A protein that is a precursor of acrosin. proacrosomal That develops into an acrosomal granule, vesicle etc proacrosome A structure that develops into an acrosome proacrosomic That leads to the production of acrosomes proact To take action in advance of an expected event proaction Proactive behavior or influence. proactive Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty. proactively In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead. proactiveness The state or condition of being proactive. proactivism Support for activism. proactivist One who supports activism. proactivity Synonym of proactiveness. proadaptive That promotes adaptation proadenohypophysis Synonym of rostral pars distalis. proadhesive That promotes adhesion proadifen An inhibitor of cytochrome P450 enzymes, preventing some types of drug metabolism. proadipocytic That promotes the activity of adipocytes proadipogenic That leads to adipogenesis proadjective A term that is not an adjective but serves the same purpose. proadministration In favour of the administration (part of government). proadoption In favour of adoption. proadrenomedullin A component of adrenomedullin that is used as a biomarker proadverb A term that is not an adverb but serves the same purpose, as this way in "You should do it this way". proadvertising In support of advertising. proaerolysin The protoxin of aerolysin proaggregative That promotes aggregation proaggregatory That promotes aggregation proagricultural Supporting or favouring agriculture. proalgesic Causing pain proallergic That generates an allergic response proamanullin An amatoxin present in mushrooms of the genus Amanita proamendment In favour of an amendment. proamnion An area of the blastoderm at the cephalic end of a vertebrate embryo, in which there is no mesoderm separating the ectoderm and endoderm proamniotic Relating to the proamnion proamphiregulin A growth factor that promotes formation of amphiregulin proamyloid That is a precursor to amyloid proamyloidogenic That promotes amyloidogenesis proanagen That stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles proangiogenesis The promotion of angiogenesis. proangiogenic That promotes angiogenesis proangiosperm An angiosperm in the act of becoming so from some ancestral form. proannexation In favour of annexation. proannexationist A person who is in favour of annexation. Proano A surname.