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Meanings of
precursor
in English
Portuguese
precursor
Catalan
herald
Spanish
precursor
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Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.
herald
predecessor
harbinger
forerunner
Portuguese
precursor
Usage of
precursor
in English
1
Overall, he said, Bitcoin is a good
precursor
for stock market movements.
2
He was the
precursor
of the first serious use of such devices.
3
Under different circumstances, cognitive frailty may represent a
precursor
of neurodegenerative processes.
4
Conclusions: CB was highly upregulated in human ESCC and its
precursor
lesions.
5
Nowhere does one find
precursor
proto-languages; all seem fully formed and complex.
6
The transport mechanism for
precursor
ACTH thus appears to recognize other prohormones.
7
What might this be the
precursor
of, he barely dared ask himself.
8
Nevertheless, let us put the
precursor
of the Scoliae to the test.
9
That hypothetical voyage was the
precursor
of the great journey of Columbus.
10
It was a slog; I began before iTunes, using its
precursor
SoundJam.
11
It must advance: with it, standing still is the
precursor
of defeat.
12
The move would be the
precursor
to fresh Assembly elections in May.
13
These areas may be regarded as a
precursor
of Salzmann's corneal degeneration.
14
It's also a
precursor
chemical for the blistering weapon nitrogen mustard gas.
15
It has to be a
precursor
to something, some form of invasion.
16
The flow of
precursor
chemicals to northern Myanmar has continued mostly unimpeded.
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precursor
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
precursor cells
precursor lesions
amyloid precursor
immediate precursor
neural precursor
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Translations for
precursor
Portuguese
precursor
Catalan
herald
precursor
Spanish
precursor
presagio
predecesor
heraldo
Precursor
through the time
Precursor
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common