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A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind.

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The word precursor means to go before and indicate the approach of something else In which word does pre- mean the same as it does in precursor?

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What does precursor mean in medical terms?

A precursor is something that comes before something else.


Why is John the Baptist known as the precursor?

A 'precursor' (all one word) is a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind, who/which is usually greater than the precursor. The word comes from the Latin word prae (meaning beforehand) and currere (meaning to run) which means to run before.


How do you spell precursor?

Precursor


What is the use of ARPNET?

ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.


Why is there a long A vowel sound in patron?

This likely is from the Latin precursor word pater(father).


Why does the word library have a long vowel sound?

The word "library" has a long vowel sound because of the silent "e" at the end of the word. The presence of the silent "e" changes the pronunciation of the vowel "i" from short to long.


What does the root word curs mean?

The root word "curs" means "to run". Some examples of this are "current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, precursor, cursive".


What is a short sentence that includes the word precursor?

It turned out that the nausea I felt wasn't from the black coffee I drank, but was the precursor to a terrible stomach flu that lasted all week.The original Law & Order was not only the precursor to three other Law & Order shows, but to a whole new generation of American crime shows.


What is precursor instrument to the steeldrum?

The precursor to the steel drum is 'tamboo bamboo'.


What is possession of a precursor?

A precursor is a substance from which a more active substance is derived. For opium, the opium poppy flower could be regarded as a precursor. For marijuana, seeds for growing could be regarded as a precursor ... and so on and do forth.


Platelet precursor formed in the bone marrow?

The precursor cell to blood platelets are megakaryocyte precursor (MkP) cells in the bone marrow.