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practicable adjective That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good., Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a practicable road.
practically adverb In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless., By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject., In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right., Almost.
praecognita noun pl. This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.
praecordial adjective Same as Precordial.
praemaxilla noun See Premaxilla.
praesternum noun Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
pragmatical adjective Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner., Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome., Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; — said of literature.
prattlement noun Prattle.
preacquaint verb t. To acquaint previously or beforehand.
preadamitic adjective Existing or occurring before Adam; preadamic; as, preadamitic periods.
preadmonish verb t. To admonish previously.
preambulary adjective Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or provided for in a preamble.
preambulate verb i. To walk before.
preambulous noun See Perambulatory.
preannounce verb t. To announce beforehand.
preaudience noun Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.
prebendship noun A prebendaryship.
precautious adjective Taking or using precaution; precautionary.
precedented adjective Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind.
precedently adverb Beforehand; antecedently.
precellence noun Alt. of Precellency
precellency noun Excellence; superiority.
preceptress noun A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.
precipitant adjective Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately., Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless., Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
precipitate adjective Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war., Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure., Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong., Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease., An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface., To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height., To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict., To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol., To dash or fall headlong., To hasten without preparation., To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n.
precipitous adjective Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain., Headlong; as, precipitous fall., Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts.
precogitate verb t. To cogitate beforehand.
precognosce verb t. To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence.
precomposed imp. & past participle of Precompose
preconceive verb t. To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.
preconizate verb t. To proclaim; to publish; also, to summon; to call.
precontract verb t. To contract, engage, or stipulate previously., To make a previous contract or agreement., A contract preceding another, a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.
precontrive verb t. & i. To contrive or plan beforehand.
precoracoid noun The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.
predatorily adverb In a predatory manner.
predecessor noun One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
predestined imp. & past participle of Predestine
predicament noun A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition., See Category.
predicating present participle & vb. noun of Predicate
predication noun The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion., Preaching.
predicative adjective Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term.
predicatory adjective Affirmative; positive.
predicrotic adjective A term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the dicrotic wave.
predictable adjective That may be predicted.
prediscover verb t. To discover beforehand.
predisposed imp. & past participle of Predispose
predominant adjective Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength, influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color; predominant excellence.
predominate verb i. To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart., To rule over; to overpower.
preelection noun Election beforehand.
preeminence noun The quality or state of being preeminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, preeminence in honor.
preengaging present participle & vb. noun of Preengage
preeternity noun Infinite previous duration.
preexamined imp. & past participle of Preexamine
preexisting present participle & vb. noun of Preexist
preexistent adjective Existing previously; preceding existence; as, a preexistent state.
prefatorial adjective Prefatory.
prefatorily adverb In a prefatory manner; by way of preface.
prefectship noun The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.
prefigurate verb t. To prefigure.
prefiguring present participle & vb. noun of Prefigure
prefinition noun Previous limitation.
prefulgency noun Superior brightness or effulgency.
prehistoric adjective Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
preinstruct verb t. To instruct previously or beforehand.
prejudgment noun The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient examination.
prejudicacy noun Prejudice; prepossession.
prejudicant adjective Influenced by prejudice; biased.
prejudicate adjective Formed before due examination., Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced., To determine beforehand, especially to disadvantage; to prejudge., To prejudge.
prejudicing present participle & vb. noun of Prejudice
prejudicial adjective Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye., Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental.
prelateship noun The office of a prelate.
prelatizing present participle & vb. noun of Prelatize
prelibation noun A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss., A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
preliminary adjective Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations., That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one’s preliminaries the year before entering college.
prelusorily adverb In a prelusory way.
prematurity noun The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.
premaxillae plural of Premaxilla
premeditate verb t. To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery., To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand., Premeditated; deliberate.
premiership noun The office of the premier.
premonished imp. & past participle of Premonish
premonition noun Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger.
premonitory adjective Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease.
premunition noun The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
premunitory adjective Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process.
prenominate adjective Forenamed; named beforehand., To forename; to name beforehand; to tell by name beforehand.
prenuncious adjective Announcing beforehand; presaging.
preoccupate verb t. To anticipate; to take before., To prepossess; to prejudice.
preoccupied imp. & past participle of Preoccupy
preordinate adjective Preordained.
preparation noun The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign., The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war., That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure., That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery., An army or fleet., The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension., Accomplishment; qualification.
preparative adjective Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory., That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares., That which is done in the way of preparation.
preparatory adjective Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition.
prepollence noun Alt. of Prepollency
prepollency noun The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of power; predominance; prevalence.
prepollices plural of Prepollent
preposition noun A word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word; — so called because usually placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running., A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
prepositive adjective Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle., A prepositive word.
prepositure noun The office or dignity of a provost; a provostship.
preresolved imp. & past participle of Preresolve
prerogative noun An exclusive or peculiar privilege; prior and indefeasible right; fundamental and essential possession; — used generally of an official and hereditary right which may be asserted without question, and for the exercise of which there is no responsibility or accountability as to the fact and the manner of its exercise., Precedence; preeminence; first rank.
presagement noun The act or art of presaging; a foreboding., That which is presaged, or foretold.
presbyteral adjective Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.
presscapula noun The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula.
prescapular adjective Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.
presciently adverb With prescience or foresight.
prescribing p. pr & vb. noun of Prescribe
presentable adjective Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown., Admitting of the presentation of a clergiman; as, a church presentable.
presentiate verb t. To make present.
presentient adjective Feeling or perceiving beforehand.
presentific adjective Making present.
presentment noun The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation., Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition., The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment itself., The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
presentness noun The quality or state of being present; presence.
preservable adjective Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.
presphenoid adjective Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the presphenoid bone)., The presphenoid bone.
prestigious adjective Practicing tricks; juggling.
prestissimo adverb Very quickly; with great rapidity.
presumingly adverb Confidently; arrogantly.
presumption noun The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof., Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place., That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is probable but not conclusive., The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery.
presumptive adjective Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof., Presumptuous; arrogant.
presupposal noun Presupposition.
presupposed imp. & past participle of Presuppose
presystolic adjective Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the presystolic friction sound.
pretemporal adjective Situated in front of the temporal bone.
pretenceful adjective Alt. of Pretenceless
pretendence noun The act of pretending; pretense.
pretenseful adjective Abounding in pretenses.
pretentious adjective Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one’s; presuming; assuming.
preterhuman adjective More than human.
preterition noun The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past., A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, “I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just.” Called also paraleipsis., The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.
preteritive adjective Used only or chiefly in the preterit or past tenses, as certain verbs.
preterlegal adjective Exceeding the limits of law.
pretertiary adjective Earlier than Tertiary.
pretypified imp. & past participle of Pretypify
prevailment noun Prevalence; superior influence; efficacy.
prevalently adverb In a prevalent manner.
prevaricate verb i. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement., To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution., To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it., To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.
prevenience noun The act of going before; anticipation.
preventable adjective Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases.
priapulacea noun pl. A suborder of Gephyraea, having a cylindrical body with a terminal anal opening, and usually with one or two caudal gills.
prick-eared adjective Having erect, pointed ears; — said of certain dogs.
pricking-up noun The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.
prickleback noun Alt. of Pricklefish
pricklefish noun The stickleback.
prickliness noun The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.
priestcraft noun Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the religious motives or credulity of others.
prima donna adjective The first or chief female singer in an opera.
prima facie At first view; on the first appearance.
primariness noun The quality or state of being primary, or first in time, in act, or in intention.
primateship noun The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.
primigenial adjective First born, or first of all; original; primary. See Primogenial.
primigenous adjective First formed or generated; original; primigenial.
primiparous adjective Belonging to a first birth; bearing young for the first time.
primitively adverb Originally; at first., Primarily; not derivatively., According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the ancient style.
primogenial adjective First born, made, or generated; original; primary; elemental; as, primogenial light.
primordiate adjective Primordial.
principally adverb In a principal manner; primarily; above all; chiefly; mainly.
principiant adjective Relating to principles or beginnings.
principiate verb t. To begin; to initiate.
principling present participle & vb. noun of Principle
prinpriddle noun The long-tailed titmouse.
prismatical adjective Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage., Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors., Same as Orthorhombic.
privateered imp. & past participle of Privateer
privateness noun Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy., The state of one not invested with public office.
privatively adverb In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
privileging present participle & vb. noun of Privilege
probabilism noun The doctrine of the probabilists.
probabilist noun One who maintains that certainty is impossible, and that probability alone is to govern our faith and actions., One who maintains that a man may do that which has a probability of being right, or which is inculcated by teachers of authority, although other opinions may seem to him still more probable.
probability noun The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood., That which is or appears probable; anything that has the appearance of reality or truth., Likelihood of the occurrence of any event in the doctrine of chances, or the ratio of the number of favorable chances to the whole number of chances, favorable and unfavorable. See 1st Chance, n., 5.
probational adjective Probationary.
probationer noun One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice., A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach.
problematic adjective Alt. of Problematical
proboscidea noun pl. An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.
proboscides plural of Proboscis
procatarxis noun The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause.
procephalic adjective Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head.
procerebrum noun The prosencephalon.
prochronism noun The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; — opposed to metachronism.
prochronize verb t. To antedate.
procidentia noun A falling down; a prolapsus.
proclaiming present participle & vb. noun of Proclaim
proconsular adjective Alt. of Proconsulary
procrastine verb t. To procrastinate.
procreating present participle & vb. noun of Procreate
procreation noun The act of begetting; generation and production of young.
procreative adjective Having the power to beget; generative.
procrustean adjective Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.
proctodaeum noun See Mesenteron.
proctorical adjective Proctorial.
proctorship noun The office or dignity of a proctor; also, the term of his office.
procuracies plural of Procuracy
procuration noun The act of procuring; procurement., The management of another’s affairs., The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy., A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; — called also proxy.
procuratory adjective Tending to, or authorizing, procuration.
procurement noun The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment., Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
prodigality noun Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; — opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony.
prodigalize verb i. To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally., To expend lavishly.
producement noun Production.
productible adjective Capable of being produced; producible.
productress noun A female producer.
proeguminal adjective Serving to predispose; predisposing; as, a proeguminal cause of disease.
proemptosis noun The addition of a day to the lunar calendar.
profanation verb t. The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God., The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy.
profaneness noun The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of profane language.
professedly adverb By profession.
proficience noun Alt. of Proficiency
proficiency noun The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music.
profuseness noun Extravagance; profusion.
progenerate verb t. To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to progenerate a race.
progeniture noun A begetting, or birth.
prognathism noun Projection of the jaws.
prognathous adjective Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; — opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
programmata plural of Programma
progressing present participle & vb. noun of Progress
progression noun The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward., Course; passage; lapse or process of time., Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic., A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.
progressist noun One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist.
progressive adjective Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; — opposed to retrograde., Improving; as, art is in a progressive state.
prohibiting present participle & vb. noun of Prohibit
prohibition noun The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict., Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
prohibitive adjective That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive.
prohibitory adjective Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price.
projectment noun Design; contrivance; projection.
prolegomena plural of Prolegomenon
proleptical adjective Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative., Previous; antecedent., Anticipating the usual time; — applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
proletarian adjective Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar., A proletary.
proletariat noun The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.
proletaries plural of Proletary
proliferate verb t. To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly., To produce zooids by budding.
proliferous adjective Bearing offspring; — applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmae., Producing young by budding., Producing sexual zooids by budding; — said of the blastostyle of a hydroid., Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; — said of corals.
prolificacy noun Prolificness.
prolificate verb t. To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate.
prolongable adjective Capable of being prolonged; as, life is prolongable by care.
prolongated imp. & past participle of Prolongate
prolongment noun Prolongation.
promanation noun The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux.
promenading present participle & vb. noun of Promenade
prominently adverb In a prominent manner.
promiscuity noun Promiscuousness; confusion.
promiscuous adjective Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass., Distributed or applied without order or discrimination; not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate; as, promiscuous love or intercourse.
prompt-book noun The book used by a prompter of a theater.
promptitude adjective The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience.
prompt-note noun A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given to the purchaser at a sale of goods.
promulgated imp. & past participle of Promulgate
promulgator noun One who promulgates or publishes.
pronounging present participle & vb. noun of Pronounce
pronouncing adjective Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a pronouncing dictionary.
proof-proof adjective Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong.
proostracum noun The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone.
propagating present participle & vb. noun of Propagate
propagation noun The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants., The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel.
propagative adjective Producing by propagation, or by a process of growth.
propendency noun Propensity., Attentive deliberation.
properation noun The act of hastening; haste.
prophesying present participle & vb. noun of Prophesy
prophetical adjective Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; — used with of before the thing foretold.
prophylaxis noun The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.
propination noun The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the cup to another.
propinquity noun Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity., Nearness in time., Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity.
propithecus noun A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris.
propitiable adjective Capable of being propitiated.
propitiated imp. & past participle of Propitiate
propitiator noun One who propitiates or appeases.
proplastics noun The art of making molds for castings.
propodialia plural of Propodiale
proposition noun The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering., That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted., A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss., A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white., A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed., That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration., The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
propounding present participle & vb. noun of Propound
proprietary noun A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing in his own right., A body proprietors, taken collectively., A monk who had reserved goods and effects to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession., Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.
proprieties plural of Propriety
propterygia plural of Propterygium
propugnacle noun A fortress.
propylidene noun See Propidene.
prorogation noun The act of counting in duration; prolongation., The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign.
proscolices plural of Proscolex
proscribing present participle & vb. noun of Proscribe
prosecuting present participle & vb. noun of Prosecute
prosecution noun The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war., The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense., The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information., The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted.
prosecutrix noun A female prosecutor.
proselyting present participle & vb. noun of Proselyte
proselytism noun The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party., Conversion to a religion, system, or party.
proselytize verb t. To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte., To make converts or proselytes.
proseminary noun A seminary which prepares pupils for a higher institution.
prosenchyma noun A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
prosiliency noun The act of leaping forth or forward; projection.
prosobranch noun One of the Prosobranchiata.
prosocoelle plural of Prosocoelia
prosocoelia noun Same as Prosocoele.
prosodiacal adjective Prosodical.
prosopalgia noun Facial neuralgia.
prosopop/ia noun A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings; also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and present. It includes personification, but is more extensive in its signification.
prospecting present participle & vb. noun of Prospect
prospection noun The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants; foresight.
prospective noun Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective., Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; — opposed to retrospective., Being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a prospective benefit., The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect., A perspective glass.
prostatitis noun Inflammation of the prostate.
prostituted imp. & past participle of Prostitute
prostitutor noun One who prostitutes; one who submits himself, of or offers another, to vile purposes.
prostrating present participle & vb. noun of Prostrate
prostration noun The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body., The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship., The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits., A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
prosylogism noun A syllogism preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism; the conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.
protagonist noun One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.
protandrous adjective Proterandrous.
proteaceous adjective Of or pertaining to the Proteaceae, an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.
protectoral adjective Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as, protectoral power.
protectress noun Alt. of Protectrix
proteolysis noun The digestion or dissolving of proteid matter by proteolytic ferments.
proteolytic adjective Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones.
proterandry noun The condition of being proterandrous.
protestancy noun Protestantism.
protestator noun One who makes protestation; a protester.
prothallium noun Same as Prothallus.
protonotary noun A chief notary or clerk., Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King’s Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master., A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States., Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications., The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople., Same as Prothonotary.
prothoracic adjective Of or pertaining to the prothorax.
protocercal adjective Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal.
protococcus noun A genus of minute unicellular algae including the red snow plant (Protococcus nivalis).
protocolist noun One who draughts protocols.
proto-doric adjective Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found.
protogynous adjective Same as Proterogynous.
protohippus noun A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.
protomartyr noun The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; — applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
protomerite noun The second segment of one of the Gregarinae.
protonemata plural of Protonema
protoplasta noun pl. A division of fresh-water rhizopods including those that have a soft body and delicate branched pseudopodia. The genus Gromia is one of the best-known.
protopodite noun The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.
protopterus noun See Komtok.
protosomite noun One of the primitive segments, or metameres, of an animal.
prototheria noun pl. Same as Monotremata.
protoxidize verb t. To combine with oxygen, as any elementary substance, in such proportion as to form a protoxide.
protracting present participle vb. noun of Protract
protractile adjective Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.
protraction noun A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate., The act or process of making a plot on paper., A plot on paper.
protractive adjective Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
protrudable adjective That may be protruded; protrusile.
protuberant adjective Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye.
protuberate verb i. To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.
protuberous adjective Protuberant.
providently adverb In a provident manner.
provinciate verb t. To convert into a province or provinces.
provisioned imp. & past participle of Provision
provisional adjective Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; — used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
provisorily adverb In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso; as, to admit a doctrine provisorily.
provocation noun The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger., That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation., Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth., Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress., An appeal to a court. [A Latinism]
provocative adjective Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting., Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
provocatory adjective Provocative.
provokement noun The act that which, provokes; one who excites anger or other passion, or incites to action; as, a provoker of sedition.
provostship noun The office of a provost.
proximately adverb In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
pruniferous adjective Bearing plums.
pruriginous adjective Tending to, or caused by, prurigo; affected by, or of the nature of, prurigo.