June 2007 update

On 14 June 2007 the alphabetical range prima-proteose was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

List of new words

• primal scream, n.
• primary, v.
• primavera, adj.
• prime time, n.¹
• primigravid, adj. and n.
• primip, n.
• primosome, n.
• princess cut, n.
• princess cut, adj.
• princessy, adj.
• Prince Valiant, n.
• print-on-demand, n.
• prismane, n.
• prison-bound, adj.²
• priss, v.
• prissy, v.
• private key, n.
• privatizing, n.
• prize-taking, n.¹
• prize-taking, n.²
• Pro, n.⁴
• probeable, adj.
• probiotic, adj.¹ and n.
• problemed, adj.
• problemo, n.
• problem-solve, v.
• probole, n.²
• probosciform, adj.
• proceduralism, n.
• proceduralist, n. and adj.
• pro-celeb, adj.
• pro-celebrity, adj.
• proception, n.²
• proception, n.³
• proceptive, adj.¹
• proceptivity, n.
• procerus, n.
• process art, n.
• processualism, n.
• processualist, n. and adj.
• prochiral, adj.
• prochlorophyte, n.
• Proclian, n. and adj.¹
• Proclianite, n.
• proclinate, adj.
• proclination, n.
• procline, adj.¹
• procline, v.
• proclined, adj.
• procolophonid, n. and adj.
• proctored, adj.
• proctor-fiscal, n.
• proctoring, n.
• procuratorate, n.
• procyclical, adj.
• procyclically, adv.
• procymidone, n.
• pro-drop, adj. and n.
• productid, n. and adj.
• productivism, n.
• productivist, n. and adj.
• prof, adj. and n.²
• profinite, adj.
• progenesis, n.
• progenetic, n.
• proggins, n.
• proggins, v.
• projectile vomit, n.
• projectile-vomit, v.
• projectile vomiting, n.
• projectionism, n.
• project manage, v.
• project management, n.
• prolated, adj.
• promo, v.
• promonocyte, n.
• promulgater, n.
• prone, v.²
• pronoia, n.¹
• pronoia, n.²
• pronuclear, adj.¹
• pro-nuclear, adj.²
• pro-nuke, adj. and n.
• pro-oxidant, n. and adj.
• propachlor, n.
• propafenone, n.
• propanal, n.
• propanoate, n.
• propanoic, adj.
• propanone, n.
• propazine, n.
• Propecia, n.
• propellane, n.
• propeller-head, n.
• propeller-headed, adj.
• propenal, n.
• propenenitrile, n.
• propenoic, adj.
• prophetization, n.²
• propidium, n.
• propionaldehyde, n.
• Propionibacterium, n.
• propiska, n.
• propleura, n.
• propleurum, n.
• proplyd, n.
• propneustic, adj.
• propodeal, adj.
• propofol, n.
• Proporz, n.
• proposedly, adv.
• proppant, n.
• propriate, v.
• propriatory, adj.
• props, n.
• propter hoc, n., adv., and adj.
• propus, n.
• prorate, n.
• prorean, adj.
• Proscar, n.
• prosciutto crudo, n.
• Prosecco, n.
• proseminar, n.
• proso, n.
• prosodics, n.
• prosomal, adj.²
• prosome, n.²
• Prospero, n.
• prostanoid, n.
• prosthodontic, adj.
• prostrate, n.²
• prosumer, n.¹
• prosumer, n.²
• protaxis, n.
• proteasome, n.
• Proteistic, adj.
• protense, v.
• proteobacterium, n.
• proteome, n.
• proteomics, n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:

• (Under primal, adj. and n.)
  • primal therapist
  • primal therapy
• (Under primal scream, n.)
  • primal scream therapy
  • primal screamer
  • primal screaming
• (Under primary, adj. and n.)
  • primary caregiver
  • primary caretaker
  • primary cell wall
  • primary dealer
  • primary legislation
  • primary market
  • primary meristem
  • primary mirror
  • primary treatment
• (Under prime, adj., (int.), and adv.)
  • prime contractor
  • prime directive
  • prime lens
  • prime rate
  • prime suspect
• (Under primeval, adj. and n.)
  • primeval forest
• (Under priming, n.¹)
  • priming coat
• (Under prince-bishop, n.)
  • prince bishopric
• (Under principal, adj., n., and adv.)
  • principal diagonal
  • principal ideal ring
  • principal normal
• (Under prink, v.²)
  • prinking
• (Under print, n. and adj.²)
  • print buffer
  • print job
  • print meter
  • print paper
  • print queue
  • print spooler
  • print spooling
  • print culture
  • print reporter
• (Under printed, adj.)
  • printed circuit board
• (Under printer, n.)
  • printer buffer
  • printer-plotter
• (Under printing, adj.)
  • printing telegraph
• (Under printing, n.)
  • printing roll
• (Under prior, adj., adv., and n.²)
  • prior art
  • prior lien
  • prior restraint
• (Under prise, n.³)
  • prise house
• (Under prismatic, adj. and n.)
  • prismatic coefficient
  • prismatic layer
• (Under prismato-, comb. form)
  • prismato-nacreous
• (Under prismatoid, adj. and n.)
  • prismatoid formula
• (Under prismoid, n. and adj.)
  • prismoid formula
• (Under prison, n.)
  • prison industry
  • prison mate
  • prison matron
  • prison service
• (Under pritch, v.)
  • pritching
• (Under private, adj.¹, adv., and n.)
  • private finance initiative
  • private highway
  • private placement
  • private playhouse
  • private practice
  • private road
  • private ship of war
• (Under privileged, adj.)
  • privileged book
• (Under prize, n.¹ and adj.)
  • prize package
• (Under probability, n.)
  • probability density function
• (Under probate, n.)
  • Court of Probate
• (Under probation, n.)
  • probation labour
• (Under pro-, prefix¹)
  • pro-gun
  • pro-inflammatory
  • pro-labour
  • pro-sex
• (Under pro-, prefix²)
  • proamphibian
  • proanthocyanidin
  • proanthropos
  • procollagen
  • proenkephalin
  • propeptide
  • procoracoid
  • procollagen
• (Under problematical, adj.)
  • problematicalness
• (Under problem, n.)
  • that’s (or it’s) not my problem
  • that’s not my problem
  • it’s not my problem
  • to have a problem with
• (Under problemize, v.)
  • problemizing
• (Under proboscis, n.)
  • proboscis-fish
  • proboscis worm
• (Under procedural, adj. and n.)
  • procedural memory
• (Under process, n.)
  • process gas
  • process-oriented
• (Under processed, adj.)
  • processed peas
• (Under prochiral, adj.)
  • prochirality
• (Under procto-, comb. form)
  • proctocolectomy
  • proctocolitis
  • proctosigmoidoscope
  • proctosigmoidoscopic
  • proctosigmoidoscopy
• (Under procumbent, adj.)
  • procumbency
• (Under procuration, n.)
  • procuration day
• (Under producer, n.)
  • Producer Choice
• (Under product, n.¹)
  • product placement
  • product recall
• (Under production, n.)
  • production value
• (Under productivity, n.)
  • productivity growth
• (Under professional, adj. and n.)
  • professional bondsman
  • professional development
  • professional foul
• (Under profile, n.)
  • profile board
  • profile cutter
  • profile piece
• (Under profit, n.)
  • profit centre
  • profit-related
  • profit-related pay
  • profit warning
  • profits warning
  • profit-mongering
• (Under prog, adj. and n.⁵)
  • prog rock
• (Under progeria, n.)
  • progeroid
• (Under progesterone, n.)
  • progesterone-like
  • progesterone-only
• (Under progestogen, n.)
  • progestogen-only
• (Under proglottid, n.)
  • proglottidization
• (Under programmable, adj. and n.)
  • programmable logic controller
• (Under programmed, adj.)
  • programmed cell death
• (Under programme | program, n.)
  • program trading
• (Under progress, n.)
  • progress zone
• (Under progressive, adj. and n.)
  • progressive house
  • progressive Jew
  • progressive Judaism
  • Progressive Party
  • progressive scan
  • progressive scanning
  • progressive tonality
• (Under progymnosperm, n.)
  • progymnospermous
• (Under projectile, n. and adj.)
  • projectile point
• (Under projective, adj. and n.)
  • projective identification
• (Under project manage, v.)
  • project managed
• (Under proliferous, adj.)
  • proliferousness
• (Under prom, n.)
  • prom king
  • prom queen
• (Under prompter, n.)
  • prompter’s book
• (Under pronucleus, n.)
  • pronucleate
• (Under proof, n.)
  • proof-maker
  • proof page
  • proof-texting
  • proof of purchase
  • proof of concept
• (Under propanoic, adj.)
  • propanoic acid
• (Under propargylic, adj.)
  • propargylic acid
• (Under propeller, n.)
  • propeller wash
• (Under propenoic, adj.)
  • propenoic acid
• (Under proper, adj., n., and adv.)
  • proper law
• (Under property, n.)
  • property bond
  • property mistress
  • property player
• (Under proportional, n. and adj.)
  • proportional spacing
• (Under proposition, n.)
  • proposition-based
• (Under proprietary, n. and adj.)
  • proprietary company
• (Under propylic, adj.)
  • propylic acid
• (Under proscenium, n.)
  • proscenium stage
• (Under prose, n. and adj.)
  • prose rhythm
• (Under prosect, v.)
  • prosected
• (Under prosopagnosia, n.)
  • prosopagnosic
• (Under prostate, n. and adj.)
  • prostate-specific antigen
• (Under prosthaphaeresis, n.)
  • prosthaphaeretic
• (Under protease, n.)
  • protease inhibitor
  • protease-resistant protein
  • protease-resistant prion protein
• (Under proteasome, n.)
  • proteasomal
• (Under protection, n.)
  • protection factor
  • protection order
  • protectionary
• (Under proteid, n.¹)
  • proteidogenous
• (Under protein, n.)
  • protein body
  • protein engineering
  • protein kinase
  • protein shake

Out-of-sequence new entries

14 June 2007 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• açai, n.
• accelerin, n.
• adland, n.
• agri-, comb. form
• airdate, n.
• anandamide, n.
• A. N. Other, n.
• antiquer, n.
• apoptosis, n.
• argh, int.
• bakkie, n.
• balm, n.²
• bangarang, n.
• bashert, n.
• bashert, adj.
• boil wash, n.
• boil-wash, v.
• Brit, n.⁵
• brob, v.
• Brooklynite, n.
• bulerias, n.
• celestial navigation, n.
• Charmat, n.
• chicklet, n.
• chill pill, n.
• club-hop, v.
• club-hopper, n.
• club-hopping, n.
• club-hopping, adj.
• comitology, n.
• comparison shop, n.
• comparison shop, v.
• comparison shopper, n.
• comparison shopping, n.
• concho, n.
• cotylosaur, n.
• cotylosaurian, adj. and n.
• crema, n.
• cruft, n.²
• crufty, adj.
• cum laude, adv., adj., and n.
• cyber-, comb. form
• debitage, n.
• dibble, n.²
• digibox, n.
• discomfiting, adj.
• disempowerment, n.
• due process, n.
• fab, n.
• fattoush, n.
• finasteride, n.
• flip-flopper, n.
• flushable, adj.
• Gaia, n.
• glitch, v.
• glitchy, adj.
• high-maintenance, adj.
• hydroperoxide, n.
• hydroperoxyl, n.
• Internet, n.
• Islamo-, comb. form
• Islamofascism, n.
• Islamofascist, n. and adj.
• Islamophobe, n.
• Islamophobic, adj.
• jihadi, n. and adj.
• Kahlua, n.
• Krav Maga, n.
• kwaai, adj.
• kwaito, n.
• lehnga, n.
• low-maintenance, adj.
• makhani, adj.
• man, n.¹ (and int.)
• mechanical, adj. and n.
• mitumba, n.
• nervous, adj. and n.
• non-compete, adj. and n.
• numeracy, n.
• P, n.
• party, n.
• ppt, n.
• prosthetic, adj. and n.
• rescale, v.
• robata, n.
• robata-yaki, n.
• sabermetrician, n.
• sabermetrics, n.
• samfie, n.
• scratch and sniff, n.
• sell-through, n.
• semifreddo, n.
• shawarma, n.
• shisha, n.²
• shreddies, n.
• stop-gap, v.
• stush, adj.
• surimi, n.
• Syrah, n.
• taikonaut, n.
• to-do, adj.
• tom yam, n.
• tom yam kung, n.
• trebly, adj.
• underlit, adj.
• Vela, n.
• videshi, adj.
• zythum, n.

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

• (Under absolute, adj., (adv.), and n.)
  • absolute privilege
• (Under aggressive, adj.)
  • aggressive beggar
  • aggressive begging
  • aggressive panhandler
  • aggressive panhandling
• (Under air, n.¹)
  • air ball
  • air-con
• (Under amino-, comb. form)
  • aminobutyric acid
• (Under apparent, adj. and n.)
  • apparent motion
  • apparent movement
• (Under baby, n.)
  • baby grand
  • baby grand piano
  • baby oil
  • baby shower
  • baby step
• (Under bad, adj., n., and adv.)
  • bad guy
• (Under beauty, n.)
  • beauty mark
• (Under best, adj. and adv.)
  • best bitter
  • best practice
• (Under bio-, comb. form)
  • bioconversion
  • bioelectronic
  • bioelectronics
  • biomaterial
  • biosecurity
  • biosensor
  • biotherapy
• (Under black, adj.)
  • Black Russian
• (Under board, n.)
  • board shorts
• (Under box, n.²)
  • box set
• (Under boxed, adj.)
  • boxed set
• (Under brag, n.¹)
  • brag book
• (Under bunker, n.¹)
  • bunker mentality
• (Under buy, v.)
  • buy-to-let
• (Under camera, n.)
  • camera move
  • camera movement
  • camera operator
  • camerapeople
  • cameraperson
  • camera script
  • camerawoman
• (Under cannabinoid, n.)
  • cannabinoid receptor
• (Under carbon, n.)
  • carbon footprint
• (Under carousel, n.)
  • carousel fraud
• (Under central, adj.)
  • central air conditioning
  • central air
• (Under cereal, adj. and n.)
  • cereal bar
• (Under Chelsea, n.)
  • Chelsea tractor
• (Under class, n.)
  • classwork
• (Under clotting, n.)
  • clotting factor
• (Under coagulation, n.)
  • coagulation factor
• (Under come-back, n.²)
  • comeback kid
• (Under contingent, adj. and n.)
  • contingent liability
• (Under cow, n.¹)
  • cow pie
• (Under crown, n.)
  • crown ether
• (Under crush, n.)
  • crush syndrome
• (Under dead, adj., n.¹, and adv.)
  • dead tree
  • dead tree edition
• (Under ecology, n.)
  • ecological footprint
• (Under Euro-, comb. form)
  • Europhile
  • Europhiliac
  • Europhobe
  • Europhobic
• (Under fell, n.²)
  • fell runner
  • fell running
• (Under finger, n.)
  • finger buffet
• (Under flash, n.²)
  • flash-fried
  • flash-fry
  • flash-frying
• (Under focus, n.)
  • focus-group
  • focus-grouped
  • focus-grouping
• (Under gamma, n.)
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid
• (Under G, n.)
  • GABA
  • GDP
  • GTP
• (Under good, adj., adv., and n.)
  • good guy
• (Under head, n.¹)
  • head of state
  • head shop
• (Under Hollywood, n.)
  • Hollywood ending
• (Under kick, n.¹)
  • kick flip
• (Under life, n.)
  • life-expired
  • life-threatening
• (Under literacy, n.)
  • literacy hour
• (Under retro, n.² and adj.)
  • retro-futurist
  • retro-futuristic
  • retro-futurism
• (Under round, adj.)
  • round file
• (Under sensory, adj.)
  • sensory overload
• (Under show, n.¹)
  • show pony
• (Under sleeper, n.)
  • sleeper cell
• (Under support, n.)
  • support band
• (Under survival, n.)
  • survival horror
• (Under take-, comb. form)
  • take-no-prisoners
• (Under war, n.¹)
  • war hammer
• (Under winter, n.¹)
  • winter rules

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• ABC, n.¹
• abused, adj.
• agent, adj. and n.¹
• air, n.¹
• altitude, n.
• anathema, n.
• anchor, n.¹
• anchor, v.
• Anglo-American, n. and adj.
• Anglo-Saxonism, n.
• anodyne, adj. and n.
• appetizer, n.
• bar, n.¹
• bender, n.
• best, adj. and adv.
• bridge, n.¹
• bump, n.¹
• bundle, n.
• carina, n.
• charet | charette, n.
• cop, v.³
• crown, n.
• crown, v.¹
• crowning, n.
• cryostat, n.
• cup, v.
• cupping, n.
• distressed, adj.
• down, v.²
• eukaryon, n.
• flip-flop, n.
• footprint, n.
• formula, n.
• groom, v.
• hook, n.¹
• hooky, adj.
• inner, adj. (and n.²)
• key, v.
• kid, n.¹
• light, n.¹
• lush, adj.¹
• rock, v.¹
• say, v.¹
• season, n.
• sharky, adj.
• signing, n.
• silicon, n.
• spool, v.
• spooled, adj.
• spooler, n.
• spooling, n.
• sticky, adj.²
• stiff, v.
• sunburst, n.
• support, n.
• support, v.
• terrace, n.
• thing, n.¹
• threading, n.
• tin, n.
• toss, n.¹
• trope, n.
• unblown, adj.¹
• waif, n.¹ and adj.
• wax, n.¹
• White Russian, n. and adj.
• written, adj.