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 predrilling Before drilling. predrinks Alcoholic drinks consumed before a party, pub crawl or other social event. predrop Existing or happening before a drop. predrought Prior to a drought predrug Before a drug is administered. predry To dry beforehand. predual An object whose dual space is some other specified object. predub To mix audio tracks such as dialog, music, and sound effects as a preliminary step, which does not include all the tracks in the final soundtrack. preductal Proximal to a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus). preductule A passage in the bile duct intermediate in size between a ductule and a canaliculus predug Having been dug in advance. preduodenal Between the stomach and the duodenum preduplicate A duplicate made prior to some other operation preduplication Prior to duplication predusk The period immediately preceding dusk. predy Ready for action. predye To dye in advance. predynamite Before the development or availability of dynamite. predynastic Before the time of a dynasty predysplastic Prior to the onset of dysplasia pree to heed, to take notice of or pay attention to preearthquake Period of time leading up to an earthquake. Preece A surname. Preeceville A town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. preechinulin A metabolite of certain Aspergillus species. preeclampsia A multisystem pregnancy disorder, defined by hypertension arising after twenty weeks of gestation, usually accompanied by proteinuria, and associated with placental dysfunction and maternal organ involvement. preeclamptic Of or pertaining to preeclampsia. preedit To edit (something) in advance. preeducation Prior to education. preedy A surname. preejection Occurring prior to ejection. preelect To elect beforehand preelection An election beforehand. preelectoral Before an election. preelectric Before electricity. preelectronic Before the introduction of electronics. preem The premiere of a film. preembargo Before an embargo. preembedding embedding prior to some other process preembryonic Before the development of the embryo. preemergence Before the emergence of the plants being targeted. preemergent Preventing the germination of seeds by inhibiting an important enzyme. preemie A baby that has been born prematurely. preeminence The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. preeminency Synonym of preeminence. preeminent Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. preeminently In a preeminent manner. preeming The task of cleaning the teasel-rods and handles in cloth manufacture. preemphasis Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio. preemploy To employ beforehand. preemployment Before employment. preempt To appropriate first. preemptable Capable of being preempted. preemptible capable of being preempted preemption The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others. preemptional Of or relating to preemption; preemptive. preemptioner One who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land. preemptive Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation. preemptively In a preemptive manner. preemptor Someone who preempts; especially one who appropriates public land. preemptorily In a preemptory manner. preemptory Of, relating to, or imposing preemption. preen A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. preenact To enact in advance. preenaction The process of preenacting. preenactment Prior enactment. preendodontic Prior to an endodontic procedure preener One who preens. preenergization energization prior to some other operation preengage To engage previously. preengagement A prior engagement or obligation, for example by contract or promise. preengineer To engineer beforehand. preening A grooming or posturing. preeningly In a preening manner. preenrichment enrichment prior to some other process preenrolment Prior to enrolment preentocristid An anterior entocristid. preenveloping enveloping prior to some other operation preepidemic Before an epidemic. preepisode Before an episode. preepisodic Before an episode. preepisternal Relating to a preepisternum preepisternum The anterior part of an episternum preequatorial In front of an imaginary line or plane that divides the front and back of the body. preequilibrate To equilibrate prior to some other operation preequilibrated equilibrated before another process preequilibration Prior to equilibration preequilibrium Before equilibrium preerect To erect beforehand. preerected erected beforehand preeruptive Prior to the formation of eruptions preerythrocytic Prior to the involvement of erythrocytes prees A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5533). Preesall A village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647). Preesgweene A settlement in Weston Rhyn parish, north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2936). preestablish To establish beforehand. preestablishment The act of establishing or settling something beforehand. Preet A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. preeternal Of or pertaining to a preeternity. preeternity An infinite previous duration, an eternity in the past. preethical Prior to the development of a system of ethics. Preeti A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India. preexamination before an examination preexamine To examine beforehand. preexapophysis An exapophysis attached to a cotyle preexchange Occurring before an exchange. preexcitation early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction preexcite To excite earlier than usual. preexercise Before exercise. preexile Synonym of pre-exilic. preexilian Before an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews. preexist To exist before something else. preexistence The condition of having existed prior to the current time. preexistent Existing previously. preexistentism The theory that souls exist prior to their association with human bodies. preexisting Already in existence before something else. preexpectation previous expectation preexperiment Before an experiment takes place. preexperimental prior to an experiment preexponent Any factor that multiplies an exponential function preexponential Describing any factor that multiplies an exponential function preexpose To expose in advance. preexposed exposed (to light, chemicals etc) prior to another process preexposure Prior to exposure preextract To extract prior to some other operation preextracted extracted prior to some other operation preextraction extraction prior to some other operation prefab Prefabricated. prefabber prefabricator prefabricate To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. prefabricated manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site prefabrication The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly. prefabricator One who prefabricates. preface A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author. prefaced Having a preface. prefaceless Without a preface. prefacer The writer of a preface. prefacial anterior to the face prefacist The writer of a preface. prefactor A coefficient which precedes a given quantity in a mathematical formula prefactory Prior to the era of industrial factories. prefactual prior to facts being established prefade To fade (an audio track) before it is broadcast, by listening in advance. prefader Prior to audio processing by a fader. prefagomine A precursor of fagomine prefall Before the season of fall. prefame Before (someone or something) became famous. prefamiliar Already familiar with something; made familiar in advance. prefamiliarization The process of prefamiliarizing. prefamiliarize To familiarize in advance.