precursor — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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. One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

Aggettivo

1. Caused by the following symbol.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of intersymbol interference

   Contrari

   postcursor

   Parole correlate

   ISI

Sostantivo

1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

   Termini più generali

   materialstuff

2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

   Sinonimi

   forerunner

   Termini più generali

   actordoerworker

3. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

   Sinonimi

   harbingerforerunnerpredecessorherald

   Termini più generali

   indicationindicant