| NOUN | substance | precursor | a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) |
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| person | precursor, forerunner | a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | |
| communication | precursor, harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
| Sounds | priyker'ser | |
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| Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... | |
| Meaning | A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction). | |
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| Category | biochemistry | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | precursor | |
| Catalan | precursor | |
| Meaning | A person who goes before or announces the coming of another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | forerunner | |
| Narrower | predecessor | One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | precursor | |
| Catalan | precursor | |
| Meaning | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. | |
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| Synonyms | harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald | |
| Broader | indication, indicant | Something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| Spanish | anunciador, heraldo, nuncio, precursora, precursor, predecesor, presagio | |
| Catalan | anunciador, precursor | |
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