precursor
11precursor — |ô| adj. s. m. 1. Que ou quem vem à frente. = DIANTEIRO ≠ TRASEIRO 2. Que ou quem vem adiante de alguém para anunciar a sua chegada. 3. Que ou quem anuncia ou prevê um acontecimento futuro. 4. Que ou quem é o primeiro a apresentar determinadas… …
12precursor — *forerunner, harbinger, herald Analogous words: *sign, mark, token, symptom: antecedent, determinant, Cause, reason …
13precursor — precursor, ra (Del lat. praecursor, ōris). 1. adj. Que precede (ǁ va delante). U. t. c. s.) 2. Que profesa o enseña doctrinas o acomete empresas que no tendrán razón ni hallarán acogida sino en tiempo venidero. 3. m. por antonom. San Juan… …
14precursor — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind. DERIVATIVES precursory adjective. ORIGIN Latin praecursor, from praecurrere precede …
15precursor — [prē kʉr′sər, prikʉr′sər; prē′kʉr΄sər] n. [L praecursor < praecurrere, to run ahead: see PRE & CURRENT] 1. a person or thing that goes before; forerunner; harbinger 2. a predecessor, as in office 3. a substance that precedes and is the source… …
16Precursor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Precursor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 precursor precursor antecedent precedent predecessor Sgm: N 1 forerunner forerunner vancourier avant coureur pioneer prodrome| prodromos prodromus outrider …
17Precursor — Forerunner. That which precedes or is derived from an available source. The term precursor is applied to an inactive substance converted to an active one (such as an enzyme, vitamin, or hormone). The term precursor applies to any chemical that is …
18precursor — [[t]priːkɜ͟ː(r)sə(r)[/t]] precursors N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of/to n A precursor of something is a similar thing that happened or existed before it, often something which led to the existence or development of that thing. Real tennis, an… …
19precursor — UK [priːˈkɜː(r)sə(r)] / US [prɪˈkɜrsər] noun [countable] Word forms precursor : singular precursor plural precursors something that exists before something else, and is related to it or influences its development Were these small movements the… …
20precursor — /pri kerr seuhr, pree kerr /, n. 1. a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor. 2. a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger: The first robin is a …