prospection
The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
The act of prospecting for minerals.
A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.

prospections
plural of prospection

prospectiveness
The quality of being prospective.

prospectivities
plural of prospectivity

prospectivity
The state of being prospective rather than retrospective.
The quality of being or having a likely location in which to prospect for minerals.
A projective relationship between a line and itself by projecting onto an intersecting line from a point on another line that intersects at the same point, and then back on to the first line from a different point on the first intersecting line.

prospectlessness
Lack of prospects.

prosperitie
Obsolete spelling of prosperity.

prosperities
plural of prosperity

prosperity
The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

prosperousness
Synonym of prosperity.

prospertunity
Opportunity that leads to prosperity.

prospicience
foresight.

prospiciences
plural of prospicience

prospiracies
plural of prospiracy

prospiracy
A secret plan by a group to do something beneficial.

prostaglandinuria
The presence of prostaglandin in the urine

prostatodynia
pain in the prostate

prostatomegaly
A medical condition characterized by the enlargement of the prostate.

prostatotomies
plural of prostatotomy

prostatotomy
An operation to remove the prostate.

prostatovesiculectomies
plural of prostatovesiculectomy

prostatovesiculectomy
Removal of prostate and seminal vesicles

prostereoisomerism
Prochirality.

prosternation
dejection; depression

prosternations
plural of prosternation

prosthetics
plural of prosthetic

prosthion
The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process

prostibot
A sexbot hired out as a prostitute.

prostration
The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
The state of lying face down (prone).
The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.

prostrations
plural of prostration

prosub
Professionally translated subtitle.

prosumerism
The activity of a prosumer

prosumption
The contribution to product development by end users.

prosupination
pronation combined with supination

prosyllogism
A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.

prosyllogisms
plural of prosyllogism

prot
Clipping of protection (“enchantment”).

protacadherin
Alternative form of protocadherin.

protagonism
The quality of being a protagonist.

protamination
The formation of protamines during spermatogenesis

protaminization
The process of protaminizing

protandrism
Synonym of protandry.

protandry
The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
The emergence of males before females from dormancy, or more rapid development of male brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
The arrival of males before females at a mating site.

protanomalies
plural of protanomaly

protanomaly
A form of colour blindness causing a lower sensitivity to red light.

protanopia
A form of color blindness. Involves a defect in distinguishing between red and green.

protanopias
plural of protanopia

protectability
The ability to receive protection.

protectedness
The state or condition of being protected, or the degree to which something is protected.

protectibility
Misspelling of protectability.

protectingness
protectiveness

protection
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
The state of being safe.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Coverage.
Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).

protectionism
A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
Linguistic purism.

protectionisms
plural of protectionism

protections
plural of protection

protectiveness
The quality of being protective.

protectivity
The state, quality, or condition of being protective.

protectope
A protective epitope

protectorate
Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
An autonomous state under protectorate.
The office or position of protector (sense 5).

protectorates
plural of protectorate

protectorship
The office of a protector or regent; protectorate.

protectotype
A serovar that provides protection from other serotypes

protegee
Alternative spelling of protégée.

protegees
plural of protegee

protention
An anticipation of a future event

protentions
plural of protention

proteodynamics
The dynamics of a proteostasis network

proteogenomics
A field of study that encompasses proteomics and genomics.

proteoglycan
Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains

proteoglycans
plural of proteoglycan

proteon
Any composite particle composed of two fermions

proteons
plural of proteon

proter
A version of Rummy played in Sri Lanka

proterandry
The condition of being proterandrous.

proteranthy
The condition of being proteranthous

proterogyny
The condition of being proterogynous.

proterotype
A first or primitive type

proters
plural of proter

protervities
plural of protervity

protervity
wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness

protestation
A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

protestations
plural of protestation

protestware
Software subverted to serve the ends of a political protest, for example by deleting files or displaying propaganda messages.

proticities
plural of proticity

proticity
The quality of being protic.

protirement
Early retirement from professional work with the positive idea of pursuing something more fulfilling.

protistology
The scientific study of protists.

protoancestor
The earliest ancestor

protoancestors
plural of protoancestor

protobiology
The early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.
The study of very small biological structures, such as ultraviruses and bacteriophages

protobulge
A group of stars that accumulate into a galactic bulge.

protobulges
plural of protobulge

protocadherin
Any of several polypeptides that are fragments of cadherin

protocadherins
plural of protocadherin

protocapitalism
Any early system of trade from which modern capitalism ultimately derives.

protocataclasite
A type of cataclasite in which the matrix takes up less than 50% of the total volume.

protocephala
plural of protocephalon