precursor
/prɪˈkɜrsər/
noun
- A person or thing that comes before and leads to the development of something else.
- The first small protests were a precursor to a larger movement for change.
- The steam engine was a precursor to modern trains.
- Early experiments with radio waves were a precursor to today's wireless technology.
- A substance from which another substance is formed, especially in a chemical or biological process.
- This chemical compound acts as a precursor in the synthesis of the drug.
- The researchers identified a protein precursor that later becomes an active enzyme.
- Cholesterol is a precursor to many hormones in the body.
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