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 possibilitate To make possible. possibility The quality of being possible. possibilium Something that is possible possible Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. possibleness Quality of being possible. possibles The essential personal equipment carried by an American frontiersman possibly Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker. possie A firing position. Possilpark An inner suburb of the City of Glasgow, Scotland, north of the city centre (OS grid ref NS5968). possul Invalid for ceremonial or official purposes. possum A marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas; an opossum. possumhaw deciduous holly, Ilex decidua. possumlike Resembling a possum or some aspect of it. possumwood Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) native to warm-temperate North America. post A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. postabdomen The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax. postabdominal Relating to the postabdomen. postablation Following ablation postablative Following ablation postable Capable of being posted (in various senses). postabortal After abortion (termination of pregnancy). postabortion After abortion (termination of pregnancy). postabortive Following an abortion postabsorptive Following absorption of nutrients from the alimentary canal postacceleration acceleration of an electron following deflection by a magnetic field postacceptance Relating to events or conditions after acceptance happens. postaccident Occurring after an accident postaccretion Synonym of postaccretionary. postaccretionary After the process of accretion. postacetabular behind the acetabulum postacquisition Following acquisition postacquisitional Following acquisition. postacquittal After acquittal. postacrosomal Behind an acrosome postacrostichal positioned posterior to acrostichal. Used for Diptera. postact After an act; after something is done or carried out. postactivation Following activation postacute After an acute condition (disease or situation). postadamic After the existence of Adam (the first man, according to the Bible). postadaptation Following adaptation postadaptive Following adaptation postadjudication After adjudication. postadjudicative Synonym of postadjudication. postadministration Following administration of a drug postadmission Occurring after admission postadolescence The period of life following adolescence. postadolescent Occurring after a period of adolescence. postadoption After adoption. postadoptive Relating to postadoption. postadrenalectomy After adrenalectomy. postadsorption Following adsorption postage The system of transporting letters, and parcels. postagricultural After the advent of agriculture. postagriculture After the advent of agriculture. postal Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail. postalar Behind the wings. postalignment Following alignment (in various contexts). postally In terms of, or by means of, the postal service. postalveolar Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. postalveolarization A sound change whereby a sound becomes postalveolar. postamble A short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute. postament pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster postamplification Following amplification postampullary After an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut. postamputation After an amputation. postanal Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus. postanalysis Synonym of postanalytical. postanalytical After analysis. postanaphase Following anaphase postanarchism An anarchist philosophy that employs poststructuralist and postmodernist approaches. postanarchist Relating to postanarchism. postanesthesia Following anesthesia postanesthetic Following the administration of an anesthetic. postaneurysmal Following an aneurysm postanginal After the sore throat of Ludwig's angina, Vincent's angina, or other oropharyngeal infection. postangioplasty After angioplasty. postannealed annealed after some other process postannular posterior to an annulus postanoxic Following anoxia Postans A surname. postantennal Behind the antenna. postanthesis occurring after the opening of a flower postanthetic After the opening of a flower. postantibiotic Following treatment with an antibiotic postantifungal Following antifungal treatment postanxiety After anxiety. postaortic posterior to the aorta postapartheid Occurring after a period of apartheid. postapical Located behind an apex. postapnea Following apnea postapocalypse The time after the apocalypse. postapoplectic After apoplexy. postapoptotic Following apoptosis postapp Following the introduction of an app (or apps in general) postappendectomy After an appendectomy. postapplication Following an application postapproval After approval, especially of a pharmaceutical drug. postarcuate Behind the arcuate line postarrest After an arrest. postarrhythmic That occurs after arrhythmia. postarsphenamine After arsphenamine has been administered. postarterial Posterior to an artery. postarteriolar Synonym of postarteriole. postarteriole Situated after the arterioles (used especially of the capillaries) postarthritic After arthritis. postarthroplasty Following arthroplasty postarthroscopic After an arthroscopy. postarticulatory Following articulation postasphyxial Following asphyxia postassembly After assembling postassessment After an assessment. postasthmatic After the onset of asthma. postathon A period in which many messages are posted (as to an Internet newsgroup or forum). postatomic After the discovery or use of the atomic bomb postatrial Following an atrial event postattachment Occurring after attachment postattack After an attack. postattentive After paying attention. postauction After an auction. postaudit After an audit. postauditory posterior to the auditory region of the brain postauricular Behind the (external) ear. postauthorization After authorization. postautistic Of or relating to a political movement that criticises neoclassical economics and advocates a pluralistic approach. postautogamous Following autogamy postautopsy After autopsy. postaxial Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior. postaxially In a postaxial manner or direction postaxotomy Following axotomy postbaccalaureate Subsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degree postback The transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST. postbag A bag used for carrying post (mail). postbailout Following a bailout, especially a government bailout of private business postballot After a ballot. postbankruptcy After bankruptcy. postbaptismal After baptism. postbariatric After bariatric surgery. postbase A morpheme used as a suffix following either a base or another postbase. postbaseline After a baseline has been established. postbasic Following a basic level. postbath After a bath. postbattle After a battle. postbedtime After bedtime. postbehavioral After the decline of behavioralism. postbehavioralism A reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change. postbehavioralist A proponent of postbehavioralism. postbellum Of the period following a war. postbetrayal After a betrayal. postbiblical After the publication of the Bible. postbiblically After the publication of the Bible.