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 prequeuosine A precursor of queuosine prerace Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race preracing Before racing (sporting activity). preradiation Prior to therapeutic radiation preradical A subfunctor of the identity functor in the category of left modules over a ring with identity. preradio Before the invention of radio. preradiographic Before the development or use of radiography. prerailroad Before the development of a railroad, or railroads in general. prerailway Before the development of a railway, or railways in general. preramble preamble prerandomisation prior randomisation prerandomize To randomize prior to some other operation prerandomized randomized in advance preranked ranked prior to some other operation preraphaelism The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate conception of the subject. preraphaelitish Reminiscent of the Pre-Raphaelite art style. preraphaelitism preraphaelism preratification Prior to ratification. prerational Before the application of reason. preread To read in advance. prereader One who reads in advance. prereadiness The state or condition of not yet being ready. preready Made ready in advance. prerealist Prior to or characteristic of the views preceding realism (in various senses). prerealization Occurring before the realization of money or other assets. prerebellion Before a rebellion. prereceptive Not yet receptive. prereceptoral Prior to processing by a receptor prerecession Occurring before a recession prerecessionary Prior to a recession. prereconciliation Before a reconciliation. prereconstruction That occurs prior to reconstruction prerecord To record in advance. prerecorded Recorded in advance, as opposed to live. prerecording Something prerecorded. prerecruitment Prior to recruitment. prerectal anterior to the rectum prerecurrence Before the recurrence of a condition. prereduced reduced prior to some other operation prereduction reduction prior to some other process or reaction prereferral Prior to referral. prereflective Occurring prior to a reflective stage. prereform Before a reform. prereformational Before the Reformation. prerefunded That the issuer agrees, in advance, to buy back before its scheduled maturity date preregister To register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start. preregistered registered in advance of some other event preregistration An early registration, before the normal or traditional time, as with early online check-in at hotels. preregnant One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor. preregular In which any two topologically distinguishable points can be separated by neighbourhoods preregulation Before the introduction of a regulation. prerehabilitation Prior rehabilitation prerehearsal Before a dramatic rehearsal. prerejection Prior to rejection. prerelapse Before a relapse. prerelationship Before a relationship. prerelax To relax beforehand. prerelease Before release. prereleased released in advance prereligious Before the existence of religion. preremission Prior to remission. preremote More remote in previous time or prior order. preremoval Before the removal of something. prerenal Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal vein. prerenewal Before renewal. prerenovation Occurring or existing before a renovation prereplication Before replication prereplicative prior to replication prereproductive Prior to being reproductive prerepublican Before the formation of a republic. prerequire To require beforehand. prerequirement A prerequisite requirement prerequisite Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable. preresection Prior to resection preresolve To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. prerestoration Prior to a restoration project. preresurrection Before resurrection. preresurrectional Before resurrection. preretail Prior to the stage at which a product goes on retail sale. preretinal anterior to the retina preretinally In a preretinal manner or direction preretinopathy A condition that develops into retinopathy preretired Not yet having retired from employment. preretiree A person who has not yet retired from employment. preretirement Occurring or existing before retirement, or in preparation for retirement. preretraction Prior to retraction preretrieval Before retrieval. prereturn Before a return. prereveal To reveal in advance. prereversal Before reversal. prereversion Before reversion. prereview A preliminary review. prerevision Prior to revision prerevisionist Prior to revisionism. prerevival Before a revival. prerevolution Occurring before a period of revolution. prerevolutionary Occurring before a revolution. prerheumatic Before the onset of rheumatism. prerhotic Occurring before the letter ⟨r⟩ or before any one of the sounds that letter tends to represent (e.g., [r], [ɽ], [ɹ], [ɻ], [ʀ], [ʁ], etc.). preribosomal Prior to the development of a ribosome preribosome A structure of proteins that develops into a ribosome preride Before a ride (on a vehicle, horse, etc.). prerift Prior to rift formation. prerig To set up (equipment) in advance. prerinse To rinse in advance. preriot Before a riot. prerisk Prior to a risk Prerna A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. prerock Before the advent of rock music. prerogatival Of or relating to a prerogative. prerogative A right, especially when due to one's position or role. prerogatived Having a prerogative, or exclusive privilege. prerogatively By prerogative. prerolandic Anterior to the Rolandic fissure. preroll A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins. preromantic Prior to the Romantic movement. preromanticism The styles used prior to the Romantic movement. prerostral anterior to a rostrum prerotation A swirling motion in fluid entering a pump. preround Before a round of golf. prerounds The period of a medical doctor's working day prior to rounds. preroute To route in advance. preroutine A routine carried out in advance of something else. prerubral Anterior to the rubral area of the midbrain preruminant Not yet chewing the cud. prerun The act of running something in advance. pres President (used as a title written before a president's name) presa A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round. presabbatical Before a sabbatical. presaccade Before a saccade. presaccadic Prior to a saccadic phase presaccadically In a presaccadic manner presacral Situated in front of the sacrum. presacrifice Prior to a sacrifice. presacrificial Before a sacrifice. presage A warning of a future event; an omen. presageful Full of presages; ominous. presagement The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. presager One who, or that which, presages; a foreteller; a foreboder. presagient That presages; serving as an omen of the future. presaging A premonition or prognostication. presagingly So as to presage or foretell. presagious Foreboding; ominous. presale The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public presales Before a product is sold. presalvation Before salvation. presampling sampling prior to some other operation presanctification Prior sanctification presanctified Sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance. presanctify To sanctify beforehand.