| progestin |
any synthetic progesterone, used esp. in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone replacement therapy. |
| prognathous |
having jaws that jut forward. |
| prognosis |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, esp. of the likelihood of recovery. [2 definitions] |
| prognostic |
of, pertaining to, or serving as a prognosis. [4 definitions] |
| prognosticate |
to predict or foretell on the basis of present signs or symptoms. [3 definitions] |
| program |
a plan of procedure; schedule. [11 definitions] |
| programmatic |
advocating or adhering to a specific aim or policy. |
| programmed instruction |
a program of study divided into discrete units that students may complete at their own pace, being required only to finish one unit before advancing to the next. |
| programmer |
one who prepares a program, esp. for a computer. |
| programming |
the activity or job of writing instructions in code for computers. |
| program music |
instrumental music intended to evoke or depict a scene, story, event, or the like. |
| progress |
movement toward a specific end; advance. [5 definitions] |
| progression |
the act of progressing. [3 definitions] |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward or onward; advancing. [8 definitions] |
| Progressive Party |
any of three short-lived U.S. political parties of the early and mid-twentieth century that advocated policies considered progressive or radical in their time. |
| prohibit |
to forbid (an action) by authority. [3 definitions] |
| prohibition |
the act of prohibiting. [4 definitions] |
| prohibitive |
serving as a prohibition; forbidding. [2 definitions] |
| project |
any undertaking that requires great effort or organization. [11 definitions] |
| projectable |
combined form of project. |
| projectile |
an object that is thrown, fired, or impelled by an outside force or weapon. [3 definitions] |