precursor

noun

/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/UK/pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/CA/pɹəˈkøː.sɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). By surface analysis, precurse + -or.

derived from praecursor<t:forerunner>
derived from precurseur
inherited from precursour

Definitions

That which precurses
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another…
One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
Caused by the following symbol.

The neighborhood

synonymantecedent
synonymbeforemath
synonymforemath
synonymprecedent
synonymprecursor
synonymprogenitor
antonymaftermath
antonymconsecution
antonymderivative
antonymfollower
antonymsequel
neighborcursor
neighborfront matter
neighborpredecessor

Derived

bioprecursor, cardioprecursor, myoprecursor, nanoprecursor, neuroprecursor, nonprecursor, oligoprecursor, osteoprecursor, precursor enzyme, precursorial, precursorship, precursor tip, precursory

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for precursor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA