Meaning of the word precursor in English
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precursor
US /ˌpriːˈkɝː.sɚ/
UK /ˌpriːˈkɜː.sər/
Noun
1.
a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner
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The early steam engine was a precursor to modern locomotives.
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His research was a precursor to many breakthroughs in the field.
2.
a substance from which another substance is formed, especially in a metabolic reaction
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Glucose is a precursor of glycogen.
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Amino acids are precursors to proteins.