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 postpunker An aficionado of postpunk music. postpupation Following pupation postpurchase After a purchase. postpyknotic After pyknosis. postpyloric posterior to the pylorus postpyretic Following a fever. postquadrate Behind the quadrate bone postquadratic Behind the quadrate or the quadratojugal postqualification After a qualification being awarded. postqualifying After qualifying. postquasistatic Following a quasistatic phase postqueer After the establishment of the queer (homosexual, bisexual, transgender, etc.) movement, or queer theory. postquel A work of fiction which is set after the events of an earlier installment in a series but is not an immediate sequel. postquestionnaire A questionnaire completed after a task or exercise. postquranic After the publication of the Quran. postrace Following a race postrachitic Following rachitis. postracial No longer bound by racial divisions. postraciality The quality of being postracial. postracially In a postracial manner. postracism A postracist situation. postracist After the decline of racism, or its transformation into a less overt form. postradiation After radiation. postradical Added to the root of a word postradioembolization After radioembolization; applied to a syndrome characterised by nausea, fatigue, etc. postradiosurgical Following radiosurgery postradiotherapy After radiotherapy. postrainy After a rainy period. postrandomization Following randomization postrandomized Following being randomized. postranscriptional Following transcription postratification Following ratification. postrave After the era of rave music. postreaction Following a reaction postreactivation Following reactivation postreceptor Following interaction with a receptor postreceptorally Following interaction with a receptor postrecession Occurring after a recession. postrecruitment Occurring after recruitment postrectal posterior to the rectum postrecurrence After the recurrence of a condition. postreduction After reduction (realignment of a fracture, etc.). postreform After a reform. postreformational After the Reformation; since the Reformation. postregistered registered after some other event postregulation Following regulation postregulational Synonym of postregulation. postrehabilitation Following rehabilitation postrejection After rejection. Postrel A surname. postrelationship After the end of a relationship. postrelease Occurring after release postreligious After the decline of religion. postremedial Following remedial measures. postremission After remission of a disease. postremogeniture Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture. postremote More remote in subsequent time or order. postrenal Situated behind the kidneys. postrenewal After renewal. postreperfusion After reperfusion. postreplication Used, attributively, to describe the period following replication of nucleic acid postreplicative Following replication postreplicatively In a postreplicative manner postrepolarization Following repolarization postreproductive Following a productive stage. postrequisite Something that is required at the conclusion of some part of a process. postresection After resection. postresectional After resection. postresidency Following residency (the term of a resident) postresonance Subsequent to resonance. postresponse Following a response postresurrection After resurrection. postresurrectional Following resurrection. postresuscitation After resuscitation. postresuscitative Following resuscitation postretinal Behind the retina postretinally In a postretinal manner. postretiree A retiree, especially one who has retired later than the normal retirement age. postretirement Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement. postretraction Following retraction of an article for publication postretrieval After retrieval. postrevascularization After revascularization. postrevival After a revival. postrevolution Occurring after a period of revolution. postrevolutionary Occurring after a period of revolution. postrheumatic Following rheumatism. postrhinal posterior to the nose postribosomal Following a ribosomal entity postrictal Behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian) postrider One who rides over a postroad to carry the mails. postriot After a riot. postripening After ripening. postritual After a ritual. postroad A road designated for the transportation of postal mail. postrolandic Posterior to the Rolandic fissure. postroll An advertisement that plays after the main content. postromantic Of the era following the romantic era (approximately 1880 to 1914). postromanticism The postromantic style in art and literature. postroom mailroom postrostral Behind the rostrum postrotatory Following rotation postround Occurring after a round, such as in boxing or golf postrubella After rubella. postrubeolar Following rubeola. postsaccadic Following a saccade postsaccadically Following a saccade postsacral Posterior to the sacrum. postsale After a sale. postsales After sales. postsalvage Following salvage postsalvation After salvation. postsampling Following sampling postsaturation Happening after saturation postsavage After an era of primitive savagery. postscan After a scan. postscandal Following a scandal. postscapula The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula. postscapular Of or pertaining to the postscapula postscarcity After the elimination of scarcity; in a time when society has sufficient resources. postscarlatinal Occurring after scarlet fever. postscenium The part of a theater behind the stage; the backstage area. postschism After a schism. postschizophrenic Following schizophrenia. postschool After leaving school. postscientific After the decline of science. postscorbutic After scurvy. postscore To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score after its development. postscreening Occurring after a screening process. postscribe To make or add a postscript. postscript An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature. postscriptal Being or relating to a postscript. postscriptum A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing. postscutellar posterior to the scutellum postscutellum The hindmost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum. postseason The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships). postseasonal After a season (such as a holiday season, hunting season, flu season, etc.) postsecondary Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school. postsecretory Following secretion postsectarian After or beyond sects or sectarianism, especially as a reaction to sectarianism. postsecular After secularization. postsedimentary Following sedimentation postsegregation After segregation. postsegregational After segregation. postseismic Following a seismic event. postseizural After a seizure. postseizure After a seizure. postselected selected following another process postselection Following selection. postselective Following selection postsemester Following a semester.