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 preventably Such that it could be prevented. preventatively In a manner that is preventative. preventer One who, or that which, prevents. preventingly So as to prevent or hinder. prevention The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. preventional preventive. preventionism A policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening. preventionist One who tries to prevent something from happening; an advocate of prevention. preventitious Describing a kind of dormant axillary bud. preventive Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. preventively In a preventive way preventiveness The quality of being preventive. preventivist A preventionist. preventorial Being or relating to a preventorium. preventorium An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease. preventory Preventive. preventral In snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body. preventricular Prior to a ventricular contraction of the heart preventure Prevention. preverb A separable verb prefix or a particle that precedes a verb. preverbal At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words. preverbally Before a verb. preverification The act of preverifying; verification in advance. preverify To verify in advance. prevernal Before the season of spring. prevert a pervert prevertebra Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae prevertebral Situated immediately in front of, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column prevertebrate Prior to the evolution of vertebrates prevertical anterior to a vertex prevesical In front of a bladder, especially the urinary bladder. prevet To vet or check in advance. Prevette A surname. Preveza A city in Epirus, Greece. previable Not yet viable. previdential In Italy, of or pertaining to a social security, insurance benefits or a benefit plan. preview An experience of something in advance. previewability The quality of being previewable. previewable That can be previewed. previewer A person who sees a film or TV program, etc. before its general release to the public. prevint prevent previous Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. previously First; beforehand, in advance. previousness The quality of being previous. previraemic Prior to the presence of viruses in the blood previral Before a viral infection. previrialization Prior to virialization previrialized virialized prior to some other operation previrion A subviral particle previs previsualization previsage To envisage in advance; to foresee. previse To foresee. previsibility The quality of being previsible; able to be previewed. previsible foreseeable prevision Advance knowledge; foresight. previsional Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. previsionary Relating to prevision or foresight; prophetic. previsit Prior to a visit. previsitation Prior to visitation. previsive Pertaining to prevision or foresight. previsual prior to the development of visual indicators previsualization Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins. previsualize To visualize (a scene of a film, etc.) before shooting. previtamin Synonym of provitamin. Previte A surname. previtellogenesis The processes leading to vitellogenesis previtellogenic Relating to previtellogenesis. previtellogenous Relating to previtellogenesis. previvor An unaffected carrier of cancer, who has not been diagnosed with it but has survived the predisposition, or higher risk, due to certain genetic mutations. previz previsualization Prevo A surname. prevocal Synonym of prevocalic. prevocalic Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound prevocalically Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound. prevocalization A minor vocal sound produced in advance of a significant sound. prevocally Synonym of prevocalically. prevocational In preparation for a vocation. prevocationally Before or in preparation for a vocation. prevoice To voice before the onset of a consonant or beginning with the onset but ending before its release. prevoiceless Before a voiceless sound. prevoicing An instance of a consonant being prevoiced. prevoid Before the voiding of the bladder. prevolitional Before an act of the will. prevolitionally In a prevolitional way; done before a willed action. prevolunteer Before carrying out voluntary work. prevomer A bone from non-mammalian vertebrates forming the anterior roof of the palate. prevomerine Anterior to the vomer Prevost A surname from French. prevote Before a vote. prevoting Synonym of prevote. prevoyant foreseeing; prescient Prew A surname. prewait Before a period of waiting. prewandering Prior to a wandering stage (in any of various contexts) prewarehousing Prior to storage in a warehouse. prewarm To warm in advance. prewarmed Warmed in advance. prewarn To warn beforehand; to forewarn. prewarrant Prior to a warrant. prewartime Prior to wartime; prewar. prewash A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly. prewatch To watch (a movie, episode, etc.) before it is publicly released. preweaned weaned in advance preweaning Before weaning. preweanling An animal that is not yet weaned prewedding Occurring before or in anticipation of a wedding preweigh To weigh beforehand. preweighed weighed in advance of another process preweight To supply (an algorithm, etc.) with precalculated weights. prewelding Before welding. prewelfare Before the introduction of the welfare system. prewellordering A binary relation that is transitive, total, and well-founded. prewet To wet (a surface) prior to some other operation Prewett A surname. prewhip To whip in advance. prewhiten To modify (a data set) to make the samples statistically independent, analogous to white noise. prewillingness The state before one is willing. prewind To wind in advance. prewinter Before the season of winter. prewire To install a wiring system in advance of it being used or needed prewireless Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication. prewithdrawal Before withdrawal. Prewitt A surname. prework Prior to starting work. preworkout Before a physical workout. preworkshop Before a workshop (educational course or conference). preworldly precosmic preworn Previously worn preworship Prior to worship. prewrap To wrap in advance. prewrapped wrapped in advance prewrite To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing. prewriter Someone who prewrites. prewriting A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts. prex A president, especially of a university. prexie A definitive stamp of the presidential series issued by the United States from 1938 to 1954. prexy A president, especially of a college or university. prey That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. preyant Preying; in the posture of preying (upon something). preyer One who, or that which, preys preyful Disposed to take prey, or hunting for prey. Preza A surname. Preziosi A surname from Italian. Prezioso A surname from Italian. prezizane A tricyclic terpene found in agarwood. prezoea The precursor stage of a zoea prezonal In front of a zone prezone prozone prezygapophyseal Situated in front of the zygapophyseal joint. prezygapophysis An anterior or superior zygapophysis.