precursor | ||
1. | [ noun ] a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | |
Synonyms: | forerunner | |
Related terms: | person predecessor | |
2. | [ noun ] a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) | |
Related terms: | substance biochemistry | |
3. | [ noun ] an indication of the approach of something or someone | |
Synonyms: | forerunner herald harbinger | |
Related terms: | indication announce | |
Similar spelling: |
precursory procurator procure procurer procural procuress Precourt Pricer procurance procurable Procrustes procaryote precarious procurement procaryotic pricker |