Definition of PRECURSOR. Meaning of PRECURSOR. Synonyms of PRECURSOR

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word PRECURSOR. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word PRECURSOR and, of course, PRECURSOR synonyms and on the right images related to the word PRECURSOR.

Definition of PRECURSOR

Precursor
Precursor Pre*cur"sor, n. [L. praecursor, fr. 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 precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. --Buckminster. Syn: Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign.

Meaning of PRECURSOR from wikipedia

- up precursor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Precursor or Precursors may refer to: Precursor (religion), a forerunner, predecessor The Precursor, John...
- chemistry, a precursor is a compound that parti****tes in a chemical reaction that produces another compound. In biochemistry, the term "precursor" often refers...
- precursor cells—also called blast cells—are partially differentiated, or intermediate, and are sometimes referred to as progenitor cells. A precursor...
- Precursors are characteristic wave patterns caused by dispersion of an impulse's frequency components as it propagates through a medium. classically, precursors...
- A protein precursor, also called a pro-protein or pro-peptide, is an inactive protein (or peptide) that can be turned into an active form by post-translational...
- Drug precursors, also referred to as precursor chemicals or simply precursors, are substances used to manufacture illicit drugs. Most precursors also...
- Extensive searches have reported many possible earthquake precursors, but, so far, such precursors have not been reliably identified across significant spatial...
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a 2001 platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation...
- In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central...
- messianic figure greater than himself; in the Gospels, he is portra**** as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus himself...