precursor
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching eventsThat which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
» Domestic corn's wild precursor was teosinte.
Der wilde Vorläufer des domestizierten Maises war Teosinte.
Meaning
2 sensesThat which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
Vorläufer, Vorgänger, Wegbereiter
предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, предше́ственницаpredšéstvennica, предве́стникpredvéstnik
попере́дникpoperédnyk, попере́дницяpoperédnycja, предте́чаpredtéča
One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
Edukt, Vorläufer, Präkursor
предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, реакти́вreaktív
a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
Examples
3 sentencesDomestic corn's wild precursor was teosinte.
deDer wilde Vorläufer des domestizierten Maises war Teosinte.
Researchers hope the findings will lead to ways to prevent allergies and wheezing, which are both precursors to asthma.
deForscher hoffen, dass die Erkenntnisse zur Vorbeugung von Allergien und Stenoseatmung, beides Vorboten von Asthma, dienlich sein werden.
The Kingdom of Urartu (9th to 6th century BC) is considered a precursor to the Armenian nation.
deDas Urartäische Reich (9. bis 6. Jhd. v. Chr.) wird als Vorläufer Armeniens betrachtet.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon LatiInherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). By surface analysis, precurse + -or.
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Forms
plural: precursors| Singular | precursor |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another:forerunner
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone:harbingerforerunnerpredecessorherald