precursor

Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/

The English word “precursor” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

adjective

Caused by the following symbol.

Etymology

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

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