prehypertension
A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension.

preignition
The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.

preignitions
plural of preignition

preillumination
Illumination prior to some other process.

preimmunization
immunization in advance of an expected threat

preimmunizations
plural of preimmunization

preimposition
The act of preimposing.

preinclination
A prior inclination or leaning.

preinclinations
plural of preinclination

preincubation
incubation prior to some other treatment or process

preincubations
plural of preincubation

preindustrialization
The period before industrialization (both long before and soon before).

preinfiltration
infiltration prior to some other process

preingestion
prior ingestion

preinitialization
A phase prior to initialization, when something is preinitialized.

preinitiation
initiation in advance or too soon

preinitiations
plural of preinitiation

preinstallation
The process or result of preinstalling.

preinstallations
plural of preinstallation

preintelligence
Information obtained in advance, such as the details of a potential customer who has yet to be approached.

preinterpretation
The act or result of preinterpreting; an interpreting in advance.

preinterpretations
plural of preinterpretation

preintimation
Previous intimation; a suggestion beforehand.

preintimations
plural of preintimation

preinvolvement
Prior involvement.

preionization
ionization in advance of another process

preionizations
plural of preionization

preisolation
isolation prior to some other operation

prejacs
plural of prejac

prejudication
judgment without due examination of facts and evidence
A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute.
A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.

prejudications
plural of prejudication

prejudicedness
Quality of being prejudiced.

prejudicialness
The quality of being prejudicial.

prejuvenation
Preventative cosmetic rejuvenation procedures undertaken by younger patients.

prelacies
plural of prelacy

prelacy
The office of a prelate.
The prelature; prelates considered as a group.
A church government or organisation administered by prelates.

prelamin
Any of a group of precursors of lamins

prelamination
lamination in advance

prelamins
plural of prelamin

prelateity
prelacy

prelateship
The rank or office of prelate.

prelation
The setting of one item above another; preference.

prelations
plural of prelation

prelatism
prelacy; episcopacy

prelatries
plural of prelatry

prelatry
prelacy

prelatureship
The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy; prelature.

prelaty
The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.

prelectorship
The role or office of a prelector.

prelibation
A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.
A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.

prelibations
plural of prelibation

prelocution
a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act

prelocutions
plural of prelocution

prelogic
The primitive mode of thought that preceded logical reasoning

prelogism
A word that has more recognition than a protologism but less recognition than a neologism.

prelogisms
plural of prelogism

premajor
An academic course that must be taken as a prerequisite for a major.
A student taking such a course.

premajors
plural of premajor

premalignancies
plural of premalignancy

premalignancy
The quality of being premalignant

premarginalization
marginalization prior to some other procedure

premastication
The act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another individual.

prematureness
The quality of being premature.

prematurities
plural of prematurity

prematurity
The condition of (a baby, etc.) being premature.
Something that is premature or occurs prematurely.

premaximality
The condition of being premaximal

premeditatedness
The quality of being premeditated.

premeditation
The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

premeditations
plural of premeditation

premetaphase
Synonym of prophase.

premetaphases
plural of premetaphase

premiation
The act of giving a reward; compensation;

premiership
The office of a premier or prime minister.
The position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).

premillenarianism
premillennialism

premillennialism
A concept in Christian eschatology that the Second Coming of Christ will happen before the millennium.

premiumisation
Alternative form of premiumization.

premiumization
The move towards more expensive premium products.

premixture
Something premixed

premixtures
plural of premixture

premodernism
Any style of things predating the modern era.

premodernisms
plural of premodernism

premodernity
The period before the modern era

premodification
modification by a premodifier

premodifications
plural of premodification

premonishment
Previous warning or admonition; forewarning.

premonishments
plural of premonishment

premonition
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).

premonitions
plural of premonition

premonstration
A showing beforehand; foreshowing.

premonstrations
plural of premonstration

premorality
An infantile or animalistic form of decision making based simply on what will immediately benefit or disadvantage the subject.

premorbidity
The quality of being premorbid.

premotion
Previous motion or excitement to action, especially a divine impulse that precedes human action, guiding or enabling individuals to act in accordance with God's will.

premotions
plural of premotion

premultiplication
The process of premultiplying.

premultiplications
plural of premultiplication

premyelination
The stage prior to myelination

premyofiber
A structure that develops into a myofiber

premyofibers
plural of premyofiber

premyofibril
A structure formed during sarcomerogenesis that develops into a nascent myofibril.

premyofibrils
plural of premyofibril

prenares
plural of prenaris

prenaris
One of the anterior nares; a nostril.

prenasalisation
Alternative spelling of prenasalization.

prenasalisations
plural of prenasalisation

prenasalization
The act of prenasalizing.

prenasalizations
plural of prenasalization

prender
The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered

prenegotiation
Discussion prior to formal negotiations.

prenegotiations
plural of prenegotiation

preneoplasia
The state of being preneoplastic

preneoplasias
plural of preneoplasia

prenom
A formal title or honorific descriptor that precedes the name. For example, in "The Great and Powerful Oz", "The Great and Powerful" is a prenom.

prenoms
plural of prenom

prenotification
notification in advance

prenotifications
plural of prenotification

prenotion
Foreknowledge.

prenotions
plural of prenotion

prenoun
A particle which precedes a noun, typically used in the Algonquin languages.

prenouns
plural of prenoun

prenoxdiazine
A cough suppressant.

prensation
The act of seizing with violence; seizure

prensations
plural of prensation

prenubility
The property or state of being prenubile

prenunciation
The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand.

prenunciations
plural of prenunciation

prenup
A prenuptial agreement.
A casual photoshoot before a wedding

prenups
plural of prenup

prenursing
Any course of study taken in preparation for the study of nursing.

prenut
Alternative form of pre-nut.

prenylation
isoprenylation

prenylations
plural of prenylation

prenylnaringenin
Any of a class of prenylflavonoids that are potent phytoestrogens found in hops.

prenylnaringenins
plural of prenylnaringenin

preobesity
The condition of being preobese; predisposition to obesity.