Definition of Precursor
Precursor
pre·cur·sor
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A person or thing that comes before another and prepares the way for it.
e.g. The invention of the wheel was a precursor to the development of modern transportation.
(noun)
a substance, cell, or cellular component from which another substance, cell, or cellular component is formed especially by natural processes;
e.g. Stem cells are precursor cells that form a new type of blood cell.
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