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Meaning of Precursor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɹɪˈkɜː.sə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية البادرة
বাংলা অগ্রদূত
Čeština předchůdce
Ελληνικά πρόδρομος
Español precursor
Magyar előfutár
Bahasa Indonesia prekursor
Italiano precursore
日本語 先駆者 前兆 前駆体 前駆物質
ქართული წინამორბედი
Қазақша ізашар
한국어 선구자 전구체
Nederlands precursor voorloper
Shqip pris
Türkçe Öncül
IsiZulu imvula

Examples

“Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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