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 postcollision After collision. postcollisional After collision. postcollusion After collusion. postcolonial Following the end of colonial rule. postcolonialism An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence. postcolonialist Synonym of postcolonial. postcoloniality The quality of being postcolonial. postcolonially After colonization. postcolonoscopic Following colonoscopy postcolumn Describing any process carried out on the materials leaving a chromatography column postcombat That happens after combat. postcombustion Following combustion postcommand After a period of (military) command. postcommissural posterior to a commissure postcommissure A transverse commissure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commissure. postcommissurotomy After commissurotomy. postcommunion The concluding portion of the communion service. postcommunism The period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies. postcommunist After communism. postcommute After a commute. postcompetition Occurring after a competition. postcompletion After completion. postcompose To apply (an operation) after another operation has occurred. postconception Following conception. postconceptional After conception (the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism). postconceptionally After conceiving a child. postconceptive Following conception. postconceptual Relating to postconceptualism. postconceptualism An art theory that builds upon the legacy of conceptual art. postconceptualist One who studies or produces works in postconceptualism. postconcert Occurring after a concert. postconciliar In or of the period following an ecclesiastical council, especially the Second Vatican Council. postconcussion Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a concussion postconcussional After a concussion. postconcussive Postconcussion. postcondensation After condensation. postcondition A condition that must be met immediately after execution of some piece of code. postconditional Relating to a postcondition. postconditioned conditioned following some other process postconditioning After conditioning. postcondylar posterior to the condyle postconference Occuring after a conference. postconfinement Following confinement. postconflict Occurring after a conflict postconfluency Synonym of postconfluent. postconfluent Following confluence (of cells) postconnubial After getting married. postconquest After a conquest. postconscious Occurring after conscious mental processing. postconsolidation After consolidation. postconsonantal Following or occurring after a consonant. postconsonantally Following or occurring after a consonant postconspiracy After a conspiracy. postconstitutional After the adoption or decline of a political constitution. postconstitutionally After the adoption or decline of a political constitution. postconstruction Occurring after construction. postconsultation After consultation. postconsumer After use by a consumer. postconsumerism A value system that follows, and rejects or moves beyond, consumerism. postconsumerist Relating to postconsumerism. postcontact Following contact postcontract After the introduction of a legal contract. postcontractual After the introduction of a contract. postcontrast Following administration of a contrast medium postcontroversial After a controversy. postcontroversy After a controversy. postconvalescence The period of time that follows convalescence. postconvalescent After convalescence. postconvention After a convention. postconventional Belonging to the last of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, involving a social contract orientation and universal ethical principles. postconvergence Following convergence postconvergent Following convergence postconversion After conversion. postconviction Occurring after a judicial conviction. postconvulsive Following a convulsion. postcooling After cooling. postcoordination coordination following some other operation postcopulation Following copulation. postcopulatory Occurring after copulation postcoracoid Behind the coracoid process postcornu The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. postcoronary After coronary thrombosis. postcoronavirus After the COVID-19 pandemic. postcoronoid Behind the coronoid postcorporate Following the corporate; after the decline of corporations. postcorrective Following a correction postcorrelation Happening after correlation postcosmic After the origination, or the end, of the universe. postcostal posterior to the rib postcotyloid Behind the cotyloid cavity postcount A tally or measurement that is performed after some referenced event. postcountercultural Occurring after a countercultural period (especially referring to the counterculture of the 1960s). postcounterstained counterstained following some other procedure postcoup After a coup. postcourse Following a course, such as of training or medical treatment postcranial Relating to the postcranium: the portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it). postcranially posterior to the cranium postcraniotomy Following a craniotomy postcranium The portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it). postcrash After a crash (vehicle accident). postcreole After a creole; after decreolization has taken place. postcricoid Behind the cricoid cartilage postcrime After a crime. postcrisis after a crisis postcristid An enamel ridge that connects hypoconid and hypoconulid of some molars postcritical Following criticism; after all criticism has ended postcritically In a postcritical manner postcruciate posterior to the cruciate sulcus postcrural posterior to the leg or thigh postcryopreserved Following cryopreservation postcubital posterior to the cubit postcubitus One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the cubitus and the anal veins (although it was originally considered one of the anal veins itself). postcue A cue received afterwards postcumulus After the formation of cumulate rocks. postcurfew After a curfew. postcursor Of intersymbol interference: caused by the preceding symbol. postcursory Being or relating to a postcursor. postcustodial Of or relating to an approach to preservation that focuses on collaborative management of artifacts rather than custodianship over a closed repository. postcyberpunk A fiction genre arising from cyberpunk and other science fiction, without the presence of dystopia associated with cyberpunk. postcycloplegic Following cycloplegia postcytochrome Following the release of a cytochrome postcytokinetic Following cytokinesis postdate To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time. postdated That has occurred after an event or time; that exists later on in time. postdating A later citation of a lexical item. postdauer A stage in the development of nematode larvae following dauer; the organism at this stage. postdawn After dawn; especially, within a few hours after. postdeadline After a deadline. postdeal After completion of a business deal. postdeastringency Following deastringency postdebate After a debate. postdebriefing After debriefing. postdebutante A young woman who has made her formal appearance in society. postdecease To die later than. postdecimal Following a decimal point. postdecisional Occurring after a decision is made. postdeconstructive Pertaining to or characteristic of a style of analysis moving beyond deconstructionism. postdecree After a decree. postdecretal After the issuing of a decree. postdefection After defection. postdefervescence After defervescence. postdeglacial After deglaciation. postdeirid posterior to a deirid postdelivery After a delivery of e.g. mail or goods. postdental Produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth postdentary posterior to the dentary bone postdeparture After departure. postdeployment After deployment. postdeposition Occurring after deposition. postdepositional Occurring after deposition