precursor

Alternative forms

• præcursor (chiefly obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecursor (“forerunner”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹiːˌkɜɹ.səɹ/, /pɹɨˈkɜɹ.səɹ/

Noun

precursor (plural precursors)

1. That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
   • 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:

     Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.

2. (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

Adjective

precursor (not comparable)

1. (telecommunications) Of intersymbol interference: caused by the following symbol.

Anagrams

• procurers

Noun

precursor m (plural precursors)

1. precursor

Etymology

From Latin praecursor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈkʏrsɔr/

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Noun

precursor m (plural precursors, diminutive precursortje n)

1. precursor, forerunner

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecuror, praecursorem.

Noun

precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras)

1. precursor; forerunner (something that led to the development of another)

Adjective

precursor m (feminine singular precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras, comparable)

1. precursory (pertaining to events that will follow)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecuror, praecursorem.

Adjective

precursor (feminine singular precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras)

1. precursory, preceding

Noun

precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras)

1. precursor