Meaning of Precursor | Babel Free
pɹɪˈkɜː.səDefinitions
- That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
- One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
Equivalents
العربية
البادرة
বাংলা
অগ্রদূত
Čeština
předchůdce
Deutsch
Amtsvorgänger
Anzeichen
Archeget
Ausgangssubstanz
Edukt
Grundstoff
Präkursor
Vorbote
Vorform
Vorgänger
Vorläufer
Vorläufersubstanz
Vorläuferverbindung
Vorprodukt
Vorreiter
Vorstufe
Wegbereiter
Ελληνικά
πρόδρομος
Español
precursor
Magyar
előfutár
Bahasa Indonesia
prekursor
Italiano
precursore
ქართული
წინამორბედი
Қазақша
ізашар
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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