precursor
Plural: precursors
Noun
- a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- 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.
Adj
- Caused by the following symbol.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). By surface analysis, precurse + -or.
Synonyms
forerunner, harbinger, herald, predecessor, antecedent, beforemath, foremath, precedent, precursor, progenitor
Antonyms
aftermath, consecution, derivative, follower, postcursor, sequel
Scrabble Score: 13
precursor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprecursor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
precursor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary