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 prepregnancy Before the onset of pregnancy. prepregnant Prior to pregnancy. prepremiere Before a premiere. prepreparation Preparation that takes place before the main period of preparation. preprepare To prepare in advance. preprepared Prepared in advance. prepresbyopic Prior to the development of presbyopia prepresidential Of or pertaining to the period before a person's ascent to the presidency of a country prepress Before going to press. preprice To price in advance. preprimary Pertaining to, or taking place in the time before a primary election. preprimed primed in advance preprimitive Before a primitive age. preprint A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published in a journal. preprinted Already printed; printed in advance. preproalbumin A precursor of an albumin that has an extension of amino acids at the N-terminus preprobate Before probate. preprocalcitonin A precursor in the biosynthesis of procalcitonin, as well as calcitonin and katacalcin further downstream. preprocambial Prior to the development of the procambium preprocathepsin A precursor of procathepsins preprocedural Before a procedure. preprocedurally Before a procedure. preprocedure Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure. preprocess To process in advance. preprocessing The act of processing beforehand. preprocessor program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program preprocollagen The peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen. preprocurement procurement prior to need preproduce To produce in advance. preproduct Something produced as part of the process of manufacturing a final product. preproduction All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie. preproductive Prior to production preproenkephalin A precursor of proenkephalin preproenzyme The precursor of a proenzyme preprofessional Prior to starting a profession. preprofessionalism The early inclusion in education of elements relating to a later profession. preproghrelin A precursor of proghrelin preproglucagon Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon. preprogram To program something in advance. preprogramme Before a programme (of study, etc.). preprohepcidin A prepropeptide that is a precursor of prohepcidin preprohibition Before Prohibition (period during which alcoholic beverages were restricted or banned). preprohormone The precursor of a prohormone. preprohypocretin A precursor of hypocretin. preproinsulin A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin. preprojective Exhibiting a generalization of being projective, in which some, but not every surjective homomorphism splits. preprolactin The precursor to prolactin preproliferative Prior to proliferation prepromelanin A precursor of melanin. prepromise Before a promise is made. prepromotion Before a promotion. preproneuropeptide A precursor of a proneuropeptide prepronociceptin A protein that is the precursor of nociceptin and nocistatin prepronominal Before a pronoun. preproopiomelanocortin A precursor polypeptide involved in the synthesis of various hormones. preproorexin A precursor of orexin, selectively expressed in the lateral hypothalamic area. preproparoxytone Having the stress or accent on the preantepenultimate syllable. prepropeptide The precursor of a propeptide preproperate To do too soon; to hasten too much. preprophase A phase of plant mitosis before prophase. preprophasic Relating to the preprophase. prepropheromone A precursor of a propheromone preprophetic Before a prophet or a prophecy. preprophylactic Of or pertaining to a preprophylaxis. preprophylaxis Before or prior to a prophylaxis. preproposal Before a proposal. preproprotein The precursor of a proprotein preprorelaxin A precursor of prorelaxin. preprosequence A sequence of amino acid residues in a preprotein preprosomatostatin A precursor of prosomatostatin preprostatic anterior to the prostate preprosthetic Prior to prosthesis. preprotachykinin Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters preprotease A precursor of a protease preprotein A polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties preprothrombin A precursor of thrombin. preprothyrotropin A large precursor protein of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, derived by posttranscriptional processing and enzymatic modification. preprotocol A preliminary or prior protocol preprotocristid anterior to a protocristid preprotoxin The precursor of a protoxin preprovide To provide beforehand. preprovision To provision in advance. preprovocation Prior to provocation. prepster A student at a prep school. prepsychedelic Related to or characteristic of the period preceding the Psychedelic era of the late 1960s. prepsychological Before the development or use of psychology. prepsychology Prior to psychology. prepsychosis A state or phase preceding the onset of full psychosis, marked by subtle symptoms or behaviors that may signal increased risk. prepsychotic Before the onset of psychosis. prepuberal prepubertal prepuberally prepubertally prepubertal Before puberty. prepubertally Before puberty. prepuberty Before puberty. prepubescence The period prior to the onset of puberty; prepuberty prepubescent Before the age at which a person begins puberty. prepubescently During the period of life before the age a person is first capable of sexual reproduction; before puberty. prepubic Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; relating to the prepubis. prepubis A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones. prepublic Prior to availability to the general public. prepublication Preceding, or in preparation for, publication. prepublicity Publicity for a product or service that is not yet available. prepublish To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication. prepuce The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis. prepuceless Lacking a prepuce. prepueblo Prior to communities based around a pueblo. prepulse A weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one prepuna A dry region at high elevations of the Andes, below the Puna. prepunch To punch holes in something in advance. prepunched Having holes that are already punched. prepunctual excessively prompt; early prepunctuality The quality of being prepunctual. prepunish To punish in advance. prepunishment The act of prepunishing; punishment in advance. prepunk Prior to the punk movement. prepupa An organism in a developmental stage that immediately precedes the pupa. prepupal Describing the inactive stage in the development of some insects between the larval and the pupal stages prepuparial Prior to the formation of a pupa (or a puparium) prepupation prior to pupation prepurchase Prior to purchase. prepurchaser One who prepurchases. prepurification purification prior to some other process prepurified purified prior to some other process prepurposed Having a predetermined purpose or aim. preputial Of or pertaining to the prepuce. preputioplasty A procedure to treat phimosis without removal of the foreskin. preputiotomy The surgical incision of the prepuce (foreskin) of the penis, typically performed to relieve phimosis. preputium Synonym of prepuce. prepyknotic Before pyknosis. prepyloric anterior to the pylorus prepyriform Anterior to the pyriform cortex or sinus prequadrate Positioned before the quadrate bone prequadratic In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal prequalification qualification in advance prequalifier One who prequalifies. prequalify To qualify or be qualified in advance. prequantal Prior to the introduction of quantum theory. prequantified quantified in advance of another process prequantizable Able to be prequantized prequantization The process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition. prequantized Having undergone prequantization. prequantum Describing physics prior to quantum mechanics; classical prequarantine Before a quarantine. prequark preon; subquark prequel In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel. prequelization The creation of a prequel to a work. prequelize To release a prequel to a work. prequench Before quenching (rapid cooling). prequential predictive sequential prequestionnaire A questionnaire completed before a task or exercise.