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 prolateness The condition or degree of being prolate. prolateral Projecting from a forward-facing side prolaterally In a prolateral manner or direction prolaticity The condition or extent of being prolate. prolation Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech. prolative uttered prolatively In a prolative manner. prolatocanaliculate Having pores which vary in width throughout their length. Gas exchange water water loss rates are variable, so these eggs could have been laid in many different environments. This type is subdivided into foveocanaliculate with larger pore openings, and lagenocanaliculate with narrower pore openings. prole A member of the proletariat; a proletarian. proleague Supporting the League of Nations. proleaguer A supporter of the League of Nations. prolefeed Worthless entertainment and propaganda designed to satisfy the masses. proleg An appendage of the abdomen of some insect larvae, such as caterpillars, which is used like a leg. prolegal Favoring or advocating for the law. prolegate The deputy or substitute legate. prolegislative Supporting or favouring legislation. prolegomenary Acting as a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. prolegomenon A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. prolegomenous Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. prolegomenously In a prolegomenous way; introductorily; preliminarily. prolene A brand of synthetic polypropylene, used as a monofilament nonabsorbable suture, in meshes, and in casts. proleniency In favour of leniency. prolentiviral That leads to the production or breeding of lentiviruses prolepsis The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it. proleptic Extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption; of those used to adjust to or from the Julian calendar or Gregorian calendar. proleptical Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition. proleptically In a proleptic manner; anticipatorily. proleptics The art and science of predicting in medicine. proletaire Synonym of proletarian. proletaneous Having numerous offspring. proletarian Of or relating to the proletariat. proletarianism The political character and practice of the proletariat; advocacy or advancement of the proletariat’s interests. proletarianization The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian. proletarianize To turn (a person or group) into proletariat. proletarianly In a proletarian manner. proletarianness The state or quality of being proletarian. proletariat The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses. proletariatism Synonym of proletarianism. proletarism Synonym of proletarianism. proletary A proletarian. Proletkult An experimental Soviet artistic institution that arose in conjunction with the Russian Revolution of 1917, and aspired to radically modify existing artistic forms by creating a new, revolutionary working-class aesthetic drawing inspiration from the construction of modern industrial society in backward, agrarian Russia. prolibrigenal Relating to or situated on the anterior part of the librigena of a trilobite. prolicide The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. prolidase A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism. proliferant One who or that which proliferates. proliferate To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply. proliferation The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction. proliferational Relating to, or causing proliferation proliferative Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells. proliferatively In a proliferative way. proliferator Any agent that causes proliferation. proliferatory Relating to, or promoting proliferation proliferogenic That generates proliferation proliferous Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. proliferously In a proliferous manner. proliferousness The quality of being proliferous. prolific Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc. prolificacy Great fecundity. prolifical Producing young or fruit abundantly; prolific; fruitful. prolifically In a prolific manner, or to a prolific extent; abundantly. prolificalness The quality of being prolifical. prolificate To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate. prolification The generation of young. prolificity The quality of being prolific. prolificness The condition of being prolific. prolificy Synonym of prolificness. prolified Grown out into prolification, as a tuft of leaves from a cone. proligand Any compound that is transformed into a ligand proligerous Productive, generative; prolific. proligestone A steroidal progestin. prolinase A particular enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides. prolinate Any salt or ester of proline proline A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins. prolineamide The amide of the amino acid proline prolinol The alcohol obtained by reduction of proline. prolintane A stimulant of norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors. prolipogenic That promotes lipogenesis prolipoprotein Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein proliposomal Relating to proliposomes. proliposome A material that may be transformed into a liposome by the addition of an aqueous phase proliquor Supporting the drinking of alcoholic liquor. proliterary Supporting or favouring literature. prolix Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. prolixicin An antimicrobial peptide isolated from Rhodnius prolixus prolixin Synonym of fluphenazine. prolixious Prolix (tediously long or long-winded). prolixity Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words. prolixly In a prolix manner prolixness prolixity proll To prowl or search after; to plunder, to rob. proller A prowler; a thief. prolly Probably. prolobitid Any ammonite in the family Prolobitidae. prolockdown In favor of a lockdown (a confinement as security measure). prolocular Relating to the proloculus proloculus An initial chamber. prolocution An introductory speech. prolocutor A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others. prolocutorship The rank or office of a prolocutor. prolocutress Synonym of prolocutrix. prolog A programming language developed in the 1970s for artificial intelligence and logic programming. prologetic Occurring in or serving as a prologue. prologist The writer or speaker of a prologue. prologizer Someone who prologizes; a sayer of a prologue. prologue A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. prologued With a prologue prologuelike Resembling or characteristic of a prologue. prologuer Synonym of prologuist. prologuist The writer of a prologue. prologuize To deliver or create a prologue, as for an oration or for a written or musical work. prologuizer One who prologuizes. prolong To extend in space or length. prolongable Capable of being prolonged, extended, or lengthened. prolongably Such that it can be prolonged. prolongate Synonym of prolong. prolongated prolonged prolongation The act of prolonging. prolongational Of or relating to prolongation. prolonge A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber, and for various other purposes. prolonged Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted. prolongedly In a prolonged manner; at length. prolonger One who or that which prolongs, or lengthens in time or space. prolongevity That extends life prolonging prolongation prolongingly So as to prolong or lengthen. prolongment The act of prolonging, or the state of being prolonged; prolongation. prolotherapist A practitioner of prolotherapy. prolotherapy The injection of an otherwise non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain. proluciferin That promotes the formation of luciferin proluminescent Relating to pyroluminescence prolusion A trial before the principal performance; a prelude. prolusory Relating to prolusion; preliminary, introductory proluvial Relating to proluvia proluvium A sediment at the foot of a slope, typically of fractured rock, carried by an occasional torrent prolycopene A cis isomer of lycopene prolyl The univalent radical derived from proline. prolylalanine The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism prolylpeptide A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues prolymphangiogenic That promotes lymphangiogenesis prolymphoblast A structure that develops into a lymphoblast prolymphocyte The immediate precursor of a lymphocyte, derived from a lymphoblast, found during lymphocytopoiesis. prolymphocytic Relating to prolymphocytes. prom A promenade concert. promachos A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state. promag A professionally published magazine. promagisterial Of or pertaining to a promagistrate. promagistracy The dignity or office of a promagistrate. promagistrate In ancient Rome, an ex-consul or ex-praetor whose imperium (the power to command an army) was extended at the end of his annual term of office or later. promagnon Synonym of chloromethylandrostenediol. promajority Supporting or favouring a majority.