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 preadministration Previous administration. preadmission Before admission (to a hospital, university, etc.). preadmissions Before an admissions process. preadmit To admit, or allow to enter, in advance. preadmittance Before admittance. preadmonish To admonish in advance. preadmonition Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. preadolescence The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys. preadolescent Of or relating to preadolescence. preadopt To adopt in advance. preadoption Before adoption. preadsorb To adsorb prior to some other procedure preadsorbed adsorbed in advance preadsorption Prior adsorption preadult Not yet adult. preadulthood The period of life before adulthood. preadverbial Before an adverb. preadverbially Before an adverb. preadvertise To advertise beforehand preadvertisement advertisement in advance preadvised advised in advance Pready A surname. preaerobic Describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmosphere preaestival Before the summer. preafternoon Before the afternoon. preage To subject (a material) to extreme conditions to simulate the effects of age. preaggregate To aggregate in advance. preaggregated aggregated prior to some other process preaggregation aggregation performed or produced prior to some other process preaggressive Leading up to aggression. preagonal That happens immediately before death preagonic Synonym of preagonal. preagricultural Before the advent of agriculture: before the late paleolithic era. preagriculturalist A person who lived before the introduction of agriculture preagriculture Before the advent of agriculture. prealar anterior to an ala (wing) prealbumin Transthyretin prealcohol Before the consumption of alcohol. prealcoholic One who is not yet an alcoholic. prealcoholism The period of an individual's life before the onset of alcoholism. prealgebra A school (in the US, middle school) course that introduces students to concepts needed to learn algebra. prealgebraic Before the study of algebra. prealign To align prior to some other process prealigned aligned prior to another operation prealignment An alignment prior to some other operation. prealiquoted aliquoted prior to some other process preallable Preliminary; previous. preallably previously or preliminarily preallocate To set aside before a need arises for a purpose preallocation allocation in advance preallot To allot in advance. preallotment The process of allotting in advance. preallotted allotted in advance preallowance Before allowances are considered. prealphabet A writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet. prealphabetic Before the invention of the alphabet. prealphabetical Synonym of prealphabetic. Prealps The foothills at the base of the Alps. prealter To alter in advance. prealternate Describing the moult that precedes the formation of a birds alternate plumage preamalgamation Before amalgamation. preambassadorial Before becoming an ambassador. preambivalent Of or relating to an early oral stage, prior to recognition of external objects and the development of ambivalent feelings toward them. preambivalently During the preambivalent phase. preamble A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute. preambular Having the characteristics of a preamble. preambulary Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory. preambulate To walk before; figuratively, to precede. preambulation A walking or going before; precedence. preambulatory Preceding; acting as a preamble; introductory. preambulous Pertaining to a preamble; preliminary, preambular. preameloblast The precursor of an ameloblast. preamendment Before an amendment. preamp preamplify preamplification The use of a preamplifier. preamplified amplified in advance of another operation preamplifier A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier. preamplify To amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier. preampullary Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut. preamputation Prior to amputation preamylase A precursor of amylase preamyloid Prior to the formation of amyloid tissue preanaesthetic Administered prior to an anesthetic. preanaesthetically In a preanaesthetic manner preanaesthetised anaesthetised in advance preanal Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus. preanalyse To carry out preanalysis upon. preanalysis preliminary analysis preanalytical Describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis. preanalytically In a preanalytical manner preanalyzed analyzed in advance preanaphase That occurs prior to anaphase preanaphoral Before the anaphora. preanesthetize To anesthetize prior to surgery preangiogenic Before angiogenesis. preanhepatic Prior to the anhepatic stage of liver transplantation preanimism A supernatural belief system preceding animism. preanneal to anneal prior to some other process preannealed annealed prior to another process preannotated annotated prior to publication preannounce To announce in advance. preannouncement An announcement in advance. preannouncer One who makes a preannouncement. preanorexic Before the onset of anorexia. preantennal Anterior to the antenna. preantepenult The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable. preantepenultima The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable. preantepenultimate Synonym of preantepenult (“the last syllable but three of a word or other utterance; the fourth-to-last syllable”). preanthesis occurring before the opening of a flower preantibiotic Prior to the introduction and use of antibiotics preantiquity The time before antiquity. preantiretroviral Prior to antiretroviral treatment preantiseptic Before the discovery or availability of antiseptic. preantral That develops before antral structures preanxiety Before anxiety. preaortic In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta. preapartheid Before the imposition of apartheid. preapical Located before an apex. preapically In a preapical manner or direction preapnea Prior to apnea preapocalyptic Before an apocalypse. preapologize To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact. preapology An apology in advance; an apology before the fact. preaponeurotic In front of an aponeurosis preapoptotic Prior to apoptosis preapp Prior to the introduction of an app (software application), or apps in general preappetizer An amuse-bouche. preapplication application in advance preapply To apply in advance. preappoint To appoint beforehand. preappointment A previous appointment. preappraised appraised prior to some other operation preapprehension An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge. preapproval approval in advance preapprove To approve beforehand, before execution or implementation. preapproved Approved in advance. prearchival Before archival. prearm To forearm. prearrange To arrange in advance. prearrangement An arrangement or plan made beforehand. prearrest Prior to the arrest of a suspect. prearrhythmic That precedes arrhythmia. prearrival Before arrival. prearterial Anterior to an artery. prearticular Preceding articulation prearticulate Not yet articulate; before the development of articulacy. prearticulatory Prior to articulation preartistic Before the development of art. preascertain To ascertain in advance. preascertainment ascertainment in advance