pred

(countable, informal) Abbreviation of predicate. [(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.]

(countable, informal, among vorarephiles) Abbreviation of predator. [Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.]

(chiefly programming) Abbreviation of predecessor. [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.]

(informal) Abbreviation of predefinition. [The act or process of defining something in advance.]

(uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisone. [(pharmacology) A glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₆O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukemia.]

(uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisolone. [(pharmacology) A synthetic glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₈O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisol and is used especially as an anti-inflammatory drug.]

(informal) Abbreviation of predefined. [Having been defined or established previously.]