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 prefamily A taxonomic rank above the level of family. prefamine Before the Great Irish Famine. prefamous Not yet famous. prefascist Prior to fascism. prefashion To fashion or shape in advance. prefashionable Prior to becoming fashionable. prefasting Prior to fasting prefatial Relating to a preface. prefatigue Before the onset of fatigue. prefatigued Before becoming fatigued. prefatorial prefatory prefatorily In a prefatory manner; as a preface. prefatory Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. prefeasibility The initial / preliminary assessment of the feasibility of a project before detailed analysis and a full feasibility study prefeast Before a feast. prefect An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. prefecthood The state of being a prefect. prefectoral Synonym of prefectural. prefectorial Of or pertaining to a prefect. prefectorially In a prefectorial manner. prefectship The office or jurisdiction of a prefect. prefectual Of or relating to the school system of prefects. prefectural Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture. prefecturally In terms of a prefecture. prefecture The office or position of a prefect. prefecturewide Throughout a prefecture. prefecundation The collective changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially those affecting the ovum. prefed fed before some other operation prefederal Prior to the formation or involvement of a federal government. prefeed Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting). prefeeding Before feeding. prefeminism Before feminism. prefeminist Prior to feminism. prefemoral anterior to the femur prefemur Synonym of ischiopodite. prefenamate A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. prefer To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. preferability The state of being preferable. preferable Better than some other option; preferred. preferableness The quality or state of being preferable. preferably In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner. preferans A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist. preferee One who is preferred. preference The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") preferences The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software preferency Preference. preferendum That which is preferred. preferent Preferred or favoured. preferential Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference. preferentiality The condition of being preferential. preferentially in a preferential manner preferist A preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another). preferment Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. prefermentation Prior to fermentation preferred favoured preferredly preferably preferredness The state of being preferred preferrer A person who likes one thing more than another; a person who favours something. preferring A preference; the choice of something preferred. prefertile Prior to becoming fertile prefertility Before becoming fertile. prefertilization Prior to fertilization prefestival Before a festival. prefetch To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need prefetchable Capable of being prefetched. prefetcher A system or process that prefetches data. prefeudal Before feudalism. prefeudalism An incipient form of feudalism. prefibrillar Before the fibrillar stage. prefibrogenic Prior to fibrogenesis prefibrotic Prior to the development of fibrosis prefictional Before the development of fiction. prefidence The quality or state of being prefident. prefident Trusting beforehand; overconfident. prefield Before embarking on fieldwork. prefigation Synonym of prefixation. prefight Occurring before a fight. prefigurable Capable of being prefigured. prefigurate To prefigure. prefiguration A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures. prefigurative Related to prefiguration; that prefigures. prefiguratively In a prefigurative manner. prefigurativeness The quality of being prefigurative. prefigure To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand. prefigurement The act of prefiguring. prefiguring A specific instance in which something is prefigured prefile To file in advance. prefiling Before filing prefill To fill in advance. prefiller A machine or device that fills something in advance. prefilm Before watching a film. prefilmic Before the introduction of the medium of film. prefilter To filter in advance. prefiltering A filtering performed in advance. prefiltration Before filtration. prefinal Immediately before the last. prefinalist One who reaches the stage that precedes the finals of a contest. prefinalization Before finalization. prefinals Before final examinations. prefinance To finance in advance. prefinancial Prior to a financial transaction. prefinancing Finance provided in advance. prefine To limit beforehand. prefinish A preliminary finish applied to a surface. prefinished Given a finish at the time of manufacture. prefinite Predetermined. prefinition a previous limitation or definition prefire Before the occurrence of a fire. prefit To fit in advance. prefix A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc. prefixable Capable of being added as a prefix. prefixal That is modified by the addition of a prefix. prefixally In a prefixal manner. prefixation The adding of a prefix to a word. prefixational Of or relating to prefixation. prefixative A fixative used in prefixation prefixed Having a (specified) prefix. prefixedly With a prefix applied. prefixer One who or that which adds a prefix. prefixhood The state, condition, or qualification of being a prefix. prefixing Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing. prefixion The act of prefixing: synonym of prefixation. prefixive Forming words through the addition of a prefix. prefixless Without a prefix. prefixlessness Absence of a prefix. prefixlike Resembling or characteristic of a prefix. prefixness The state or quality of being a prefix. prefixoid A wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix. prefixture The act of prefixing something. prefixum A prefix. preflame Before the formation of a flame. preflare Prior to the eruption of a solar flare preflash A flash produced in advance of the main flash when taking a picture. preflavored Flavored in advance. preflexion Before the flexion stage of larval development preflight Taking place before the start of a flight. preflood Before a flood. prefloral Relating to preflowers prefloration The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud. preflow Before a volcanic flow. preflower A growth in the internode of a plant that develops into a flower preflowering Prior to flowering preflush A preliminary flush prefocus Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car) prefog To fog (photographic film) in advance. prefold To fold in advance. prefoldin Any of a family of proteins used in protein-folding complexes. A prefoldin molecule works as a transfer protein in conjunction with a molecule of chaperonin to form a chaperone complex and correctly fold other nascent proteins. prefoliation Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves. prefollicle A prefollicular cell prefollicular Prior to a follicular phase.