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 precedential Having the force of precedent. precedentially In a manner having the force of precedent. precedentless Without precedent. precedently beforehand; antecedently preceder One who precedes. preceding Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. precedingly previously (especially within a document); hereinabove precel To surpass; to excel; to exceed. precelebrate To celebrate in advance. precelebration Celebration in advance. precell A hypothetical ancestral entity percursing complete cells. precellence excellence, superiority, preeminence precellency excellence, superiority, preeminence precellent excellent, surpassing precellular Before the formation of biological cells. precellularization prior cellularization precensor To censor in advance. precensorship censorship in advance. precensus Before a census. precent To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship. precentor The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship. precentorial Of or relating to a precentor. precentorship The role or office of a precentor. precentral Anterior to a centre. precentrally In a precentral direction precentress A female precentor. precentrifuged centrifuged prior to another operation precentrix A female precentor. precentromeric Prior to formation of a centromere precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct. preceptee One who undergoes instruction or supervision by a preceptor. preceptial preceptive preception A preconception or presupposition. preceptism The imposition of precepts. preceptist One who imposes precepts. preceptive Of, pertaining to, or based on precepts preceptively In a preceptive manner preceptor A teacher or tutor. preceptorial Pertaining to a preceptor. preceptorially In a preceptorial manner. preceptorship The rank or role of preceptor. preceptory A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community. preceptress A female preceptor, or provider of moral instruction; a teacher. preceptual Relating to a precept. preceptually In terms of precepts. preceramic Describing a society that did not use pottery. precerebellar In front of the cerebellum precerebellin A precursor of cerebellin. precerebral That leads to the cerebrum preceremonial Of sexual intercourse: taking place before the actual ceremony of marriage, but between a couple who are committed to getting married in the future. preceremony Before a ceremony. precertificate A special type of SSL/TLS certificate used in Certificate Transparency (CT) for logging purposes. precertification Certification in advance. precertify To certify in advance. preces The alternate responsive petitions, as the versicles and suffrages, between the clergyman and the congregation in liturgical worship. precess To have an angle that varies cyclically. precession Precedence. precessional Of or pertaining to precession. precessionally In a precessional manner; by means of precession precessor A predecessor; one who came before. prechaetal In front of the chaetae prechallenge Prior to a drug challenge. prechamber The area around the spark plug in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine (or in the cylinder head of a diesel engine) where combustion begins prechampionship Before a championship. precharge before a charge precharged charged in advance prechart Part of a chart that must be traversed with a successful outcome in order for the main chart to have a successful outcome. precheck To check in advance. precheliceral anterior to the chelicera prechemical Before a chemical reaction. prechemotherapeutic Before chemotherapy. prechemotherapy Before chemotherapy. prechew To chew (food) in advance. prechiasmal In front of a chiasma (especially the optic chiasma) prechiasmatic In front of the optic chiasma prechiasmic Located before a chiasma. prechildhood A period before childhood. prechill To chill in advance. prechilled chilled in advance prechipped Having a piece or pieces broken or flaked off at the time of acquisition. prechlorination Chlorination (typically of water) before some other process. prechloroform Before the discovery or availability of chloroform. prechoanal Located prior to a choana prechoice Before making a choice. prechondroblast A cell that develops into a chondroblast prechondroblastic Prior to the formation of a chondroblast prechondrocyte A partially differentiated animal cell that will become a chondrocyte, part of cartilage. prechondrogenic Describing cells prior to chondrogenic differentiation prechoose To choose in advance. prechop To chop beforehand, as in food preparation. prechopped chopped in advance prechopper A device for prechopping. prechordal In front of the notochord prechordate Prior to the development of a notochord prechorus Part of a song occurring after the verse and serving as a buildup to the chorus. prechosen chosen in advance prechronic Prior to the development of a chronic condition Precht A surname from German. Prechter A surname. prechunk To split into conceptual chunks in advance. prechylomicron A structure that develops into a chylomicron Preciado A surname. precibal Before a meal. precibarial pertaining to, or located in, the precibarium precibarium A canal formed by the union of the epipharynx and the hypopharynx, that links the food canal and the cibarial pump in some insects preciliary Prior to the formation of a cilium preciliated ciliated prior to some other operation precinct An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. precinctive Endemic; peculiar to a particular area or region. precinema Before the development of cinema. precinematic Before the invention of cinema. precinematically Before the invention of cinema. precingular In front of a cingulum precingulid A small ridge that leads to a cingulid precingulum A small ridge that leads to a cingulum on a tooth. preciosity The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress). precious Of high value or worth. preciously In a precious manner. preciousness The state or condition of being precious. precipice A very steep cliff. precipiced Having a precipice or precipices. precipient Commanding; directing; willing. precipitability The quality, state, or level of being precipitable. precipitable Able to form a precipitate precipitance Precipitancy. precipitancy Suddenness; excessive haste. precipitant Inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration; hasty, impulsive, rash. precipitantly In a precipitant manner; hastily, hurriedly precipitantness The state or quality of being precipitant. precipitate To make something happen suddenly and quickly. precipitated Hastened; hurried. precipitately In a precipitate manner. precipitateness The state of being precipitate; hastiness. precipitation Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground. precipitationless Without precipitation; dry, arid. precipitationshed The water and land area which contributes evaporation to a given location's precipitation, like an atmospheric watershed. precipitative Synonym of precipitate. precipitato precipitately precipitator One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness). precipitatory Serving to precipitate; causing something to happen. precipitin Any antibody that reacts with an antigen to form a precipitate. precipitinogen A substance that produces a precipitin. precipitinogenic Producing a precipitin. precipitous Steep, like a precipice precipitously Abruptly, perilously, sharply, steeply, severely. precipitousness The state or quality of being precipitous. precipitron An early electrostatic air purifier. precircumcision Before a circumcision. precise Both exact and accurate. precisely In a precise manner; exactly.