precursor

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin praecursor (forerunner)

Noun[edit]

precursor (plural precursors)

  1. That which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.
  2. (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

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Noun[edit]

precursor m (plural precursors, diminutive precursortje)

  1. precursor

Pronuncation[edit]

  • IPA: /pre'kɵrsɔr/

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Adjective[edit]

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

  1. precursory, preceding

Noun[edit]

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

  1. precursor