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How to pronounce precursor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms forerunner, harbinger, herald, predecessor
Type of indication, indicant
Type Words
Synonyms forerunner
Type of individual, soul, someone, person, somebody, mortal
Has types predecessor
Type Words
Type of material, stuff

Examples of precursor

precursor
In his lab, researchers found it difficult to get past the precursor cell stage.
From the orlandosentinel.com
By signing Doumbia on a permanent deal maybe the precursor to another loan deal.
From the expressandstar.com
The move is widely seen as a precursor to wider official action through the WTO.
From the economist.com
Sulfur dioxide emissions are also a precursor to particulates in the atmosphere.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That Klitschko jab landed early, the precursor of the right that always follows.
From the guardian.co.uk
That receptor, in turn, adheres to a protein known as amyloid precursor protein.
From the sciencedaily.com
It was to be the precursor to the Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Production of the Japanesetachi, a precursor to the katana, is recorded from ca.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Home movies were the precursor of today's videos, but entertaining they were not.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
  • A person who goes before or announces the coming of another
  • Harbinger: something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  • "Precursor" is a controversial prehistoric bird genus from the Early Eocene. It was established based on fossils found in England, e.g. in the famous London Clay deposits. ...
  • In chemistry, a precursor is a compound that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. In biochemistry, the term "precursor" is used more specifically to refer to a chemical compound preceding another in a metabolic pathway.
  • The Foreigner universe is a fictional universe developed by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. The series centers around the descendants of a ship lost in transit from Earth en route to found a new space station. ...
  • Precursors are characteristic wave patterns caused by dispersion of an impulse's frequency components as it propagates through a medium. Classically, precursors precede the main signal, although in certain situations they may also follow it. ...
  • (Precursors (Jak and Daxter)) This is a list of characters in the Jak and Daxter series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2. Currently, six games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character except Daxter for the PSP.
  • (The Precursors (video game)) The Precursors is a video game from Kiev-based developer Deep Shadows. The game was first demonstrated in August 2005 at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany and at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May 2006. ...