precisely
— Adverb
– English
~ indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"; "Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle
precisely
— Adverb
– English
~ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
preciseness
— Noun
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~ clarity as a consequence of precision
preciseness
— Noun
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~ the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements"
precision cookie
— Noun
– English
~ a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive
precision
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements"
preclinical phase
— Noun
– English
~ a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
preclinical
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
preclude
— Verb
– English
~ make impossible, especially beforehand
preclude
— Verb
– English
~ keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
preclusion
— Noun
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~ the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
preclusive
— Adjective
– English
~ made impossible
precocial
— Adjective
– English
~ (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
precocious dentition
— Noun
– English
~ teething at an earlier age than expected
precocious
— Adjective
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~ appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
precocious
— Adjective
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~ characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
precociously
— Adverb
– English
~ in a precocious manner; "her child behaves precociously"
precociousness
— Noun
– English
~ intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
precocity
— Noun
– English
~ intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
precognition
— Noun
– English
~ knowledge of an event before it occurs