One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger.
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.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a precursor to the World Trade Organisation
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a precursor to the World Trade Organisation
Precursor
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.
Cellular dysplasia is the medical term meaning abnormal development of cells. Cellular dysplasia is sometimes a precursor to cancer.
The precursor of basophils is the basophil progenitor cell, the precursor of monoblasts is the monoblast cell, the precursor of lymphoblasts is the lymphoblast cell, the precursor of megakaryoblasts is the megakaryoblast cell, and the precursor of myeloblasts is the myeloblast cell. These precursor cells undergo differentiation and maturation processes to become fully functional mature blood cells.
The precursor to the steel drum is 'tamboo bamboo'.
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.
The precursor cell to blood platelets are megakaryocyte precursor (MkP) cells in the bone marrow.
The medical term for a white blood cell phagocyte and precursor of a macrophage is a monocyte. Monocytes circulate in the bloodstream before migrating to tissues, where they can mature into macrophages to help with immune responses and clearing infections.
A precursor is something that comes before something else.