preadaptive
/ˌpriːəˈdaptɪv/Chiefly Biology
adjective
Causing or characterized by preadaptation.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Philosophical Review. From pre- + adaptive.
- on balance
- on-baller
- on-base
- on-beat
- on bended knee(s)
- on board
- onboard
- onboarding
- on book
- ONC
- on call
- on-carry
- once
- once again (or more)
- once and for all (or once for all)
- once and future
- once a ——, always a ——
- once bitten, twice shy
- once-born
- once-fired
- once-for-all
- once in a blue moon
- once in a lifetime
- onceness
- once-off