presuppositionalists
plural of presuppositionalist

presuppositionless
Without presuppositions.

presuppurative
Before suppuration.

presurfactant
Before treatment with a surfactant.

presurge
Occurring or being the case before a surge

presurgery
Before surgery.

presurgical
Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery.

presurrender
Prior to a surrender.

presurvey
Before a survey.

presuspension
Prior to somebody being suspended (as from work or school).

presutural
anterior to a suture
Before the introduction of sutures

preswallow
Before swallowing.

presweetened
sweetened in advance

preswim
Before a swim.

preswollen
swollen in advance

presyllabic
Prior to the use or understanding of syllables.

presylvian
Anterior to the Sylvian fissure of the brain

presymbiotic
Describing the time, or developmental stages, before the development of a symbiotic relationship.

presymbolic
Not yet able to use symbols to communicate.

presympathetic
Prior to the development of the sympathetic nervous system

presymplectic
prior to the introduction of symplectic geometry

presymptomatic
relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.

presymtomatic
Misspelling of presymptomatic.

presynaptic
In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.

presynaptical
Alternative form of presynaptic.

presynchronised
Alternative form of presynchronized.

presynchronized
synchronized prior to some other operation

presyncopal
Of, relating to, or exhibiting features of presyncope.

presyncytial
Prior to the formation of a syncytium

presynthesised
Alternative form of presynthesized.

presynthesized
synthesized in advance

presynthetic
Relating to the synthesis of mRNA and proteins prior to interphase

presystematic
Before the introduction of a system.

presystemic
Prior to reaching the systemic circulation

presystolic
Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; relating to presystole

pretabulated
simple past and past participle of pretabulate

pretabulation
Before tabulation.

pretargeted
targeted prior to some other operation

pretariff
Before the imposition of a tariff.

pretarsal
anterior or inferior to the tarsus

pretask
Before commencing a task.

pretassel
Before the appearance of the tassels (pollen-producing flowers) on corn.

pretax
Before the payment of taxes.

pretaxation
Before taxation.

pretaxed
simple past and past participle of pretax

pretechnical
Leading up to a technical course.

pretectal
Of or pertaining to the pretectum.

pretectonic
Preceding tectonic activity.

preteen
Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12.

preteenage
Younger than teenage; often specifically of an age shortly before the teens, such as 10-12.

preteener
Synonym of preteen.

preteeners
plural of preteener

preteens
plural of preteen

pretelecast
Prior to a telecast.

pretelegraph
Before the invention or spread of the telegraph.

pretelegraphic
Synonym of pretelegraph.

pretelegraphy
Before the invention or spread of telegraphy.

pretelephone
Before the invention or spread of the telephone.

pretelephonic
Synonym of pretelephone.

pretelescopic
prior to the invention and use of the telescope

pretelevision
Before the introduction of television.

pretelevisual
Before the introduction of television.

pretemporal
Occurring or happening before the existence of time.

pretenceless
Alternative form of pretenseless.

pretendant
A pretender; a claimant.
A suitor.

pretendants
plural of pretendant

pretendent
Alternative form of pretendant.

pretendents
plural of pretendent

pretenseful
Full of pretense or pretenses.

pretenseless
Not having or making pretenses.

pretensional
Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.

pretensioned
tensioned prior to some other operation

pretensionless
Free from pretensions.

pretensive
Pretended; feigned.
Pretentious.

pretentative
Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.

pretentious
Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

pretenure
Prior to the establishment of tenure

pretercanine
More than canine.

preterhuman
More than human; superhuman.

preterient
Passed through; antecedent; previous.

preterintentional
Of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead.

preterit
Alternative form of preterite.

preterital
Of or relating to the preterite.

preterite
Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

preterites
plural of preterite

preterits
plural of preterit

preterm
Of a premature birth or baby.

preterminal
Before the end.

preterminated
terminated prior to some other operation

pretermination
Prior to termination.

preterminations
plural of pretermination

preterms
plural of preterm

preternatural
Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
Having an existence outside of the natural world.

preternormal
Beyond what is normal; supernatural; paranormal.

preterrational
Going beyond reason or rational thinking.

preterrestrial
Prior to the formation of Earth
Occurring prior to a meteorite's impact with Earth

preterritorial
Before the establishment of a territory or territories.

pretersensual
Going beyond the senses.

pretertiary
Earlier than Tertiary.
Before tertiary education.

pretesticular
Prior to stimulation of the testes

pretextual
Having a false, contrived or assumed purpose; characterized by pretense.

pretextuous
Synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).

prethalamic
Relating to the prethalamus

pretheater
Before attending the theater (especially of drinks or a meal).
Preceding the formation of theater.

pretheatre
Commonwealth standard spelling of pretheater.

pretheistic
Alternative spelling of pre-theistic.

pretheological
Before theology.
Of or relating to pretheology.

pretheoretical
Arising before any theoretical considerations

pretherapeutic
Prior to therapy

pretherapeutical
Alternative form of pretherapeutic.

pretherapy
Prior to therapy.

prethermal
Prior to thermalization

prethermalized
thermalized before some other process

prethoughtful
prudent; having forethought

prethrombolysis
Before thrombolysis.

prethrombolytic
Before thrombolysis.

prethrombosis
Before thrombosis.

prethrombotic
Before the production of thrombin

prethymic
Before development of the thymus.

pretibial
anterior to the tibia

pretied
tied in advance

pretimed
Having been timed in advance.

pretimely
Before the due time.

pretitrated
titrated prior to some other operation

pretonal
pretonic

pretonic
That immediately precedes a stressed syllable

pretopological
Relating to a pretopology

pretorial
Alternative form of praetorian.

pretornal
Close to the margin of an insect’s wing towards the posterior angle; near the tornus.

pretorture
Before torture.

pretouch
Prior to a touch

pretour
Archaic spelling of praetor.

pretournament
Occurring before, or in preparation for, a tournament

pretournaments
plural of pretournament

pretours
plural of pretour

pretracheal
Anterior to the trachea.

pretrade
Before a trade.

pretraditional
Before the development of a tradition.

pretransaction
Prior to a transaction.

pretransactional
Prior to a transaction.

pretranscribed
simple past and past participle of pretranscribe

pretranscription
Prior to transcription.

pretranscriptional
Prior to transcription

pretransduction
Before transduction.

pretransfected
transfected prior to some other operation

pretransfer
Before a transfer.

pretransfusion
Before transfusion.

pretransition
Before a transition; pretransitional.

pretransitional
Prior to a transition.
Describing the temperature at which the orientations of an isotropic liquid crystal diverge

pretranslational
Prior to translation