
1) Ancestor 2) Antecedent 3) Avant-coureur 4) Avant-courier 5) Avant-garde 6) Before the computer age 7) Bellmare 8) Bellwether 9) Dawn 10) Forebear 11) Foreboding 12) Forelooper 13) Foreloper 14) Forerunner 15) Harbinger 16) Herald 17) John the Baptist, to Jesus 18) Leader 19) Matter 20) Outrider 21) Pioneer
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1) Forerunner 2) Harbinger 3) Precedence 4) Precession 5) Predecessor 6) Priority
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A change in the geological or geophysical conditions that is a forerunner to earthquake generation on a fault. Precursors cannot reliably be recognized as such beforehand.
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Substance from which another, usually more biologically active, substance is formed.
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A lesion that has the potential to develop into skin cancer.
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• (n.) One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger.
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(L. praecursor a forerunner) something that precedes. In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature substance is formed. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another.
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Any chemical reactant which takes part at any stage in the production of a toxic chemical, including any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.
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In metabolism, a chemical substance from which another chemical substance is formed
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intermediate material used to form a final superconductor
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Something that precedes. ... 1. <biochemistry> In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature substance is formed. ... 2. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another. ... Origin: L. Praecursor = a forerunner ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(pre´kәr-sәr) something that precedes. In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature substance, is formed. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another.
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In photochemistry, a compound antecedent to a pollutant. For example, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides react in sunlight to form ozone or other photochemical oxidants. As such, VOCs and oxides of nitrogen are precursors.
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Something that precedes, e.g., a sign or symptom that forewarns of another, such as muscle aching may be the precursor of a tremor.
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The chemical element that changes due to enzymatic or physical pressure.
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Pre·cur'sor noun [ Latin
praecursor , from
praecurrere to run before;
prae before +
currere to run. See
Course .] One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. « Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy
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Material from which carbon fiber is made by pyrolysis. Common precursors are polyacrylonitrile (PAN), rayon and pitch.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prē-kŭr′sŏr Definitions: 1. That which precedes another or from which another is derived, applied especially to a physiologically inactive substance that is converted to an active enzyme, vitamin, hormone, etc., or to a chemical substance that is built into a larger structure in the course of synthesiz...
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Precursor: Forerunner. That which precedes or is derived from an available source. The term 'precursor' is applied to an inactive substance converted to an active one (such as an enzyme, vitamin, or hormone). The term 'precursor' applies to any chemical that is transformed into another. From the Latin 'praecursor,' composed of 'prae-' (or pre-), be...
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precursor 1. A person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; a predecessor. 2. A person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; a harbinger: 'The budding of tree leaves is a precursor of spring.' 3. A chemical that is transformed into another compound; such as, in the course of a che...
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In photochemistry, a compound antecedent to a pollutant. For example, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitric oxides of nitrogen react in sunlight to form ozone or other photochemical oxidants. As such, VOCs and oxides of nitrogen are precursors.
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forerunner noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor. · a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger: The first robin is a precursor of spring. · a chemical that is transformed into another compound, as in the course of a chemical reaction, and theref...
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[SAT terms] something indicating the approach of something or someone
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something indicating the approach of something or someone
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