Vocabulary Word
Word: precursor
Definition: forerunner; predecessor
Definition: forerunner; predecessor
Sentences Containing 'precursor'
Rarity, as geology tells us, is the precursor to extinction.
He will find it as sure a precursor of his fate as Openshaw did before him."
6,7-Dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine is a precursor for riboflavin.
These structures are all the more remarkable because they evolved from nothing — the ancestral terrestrial reptile had no hump on its back or blade on its tail to serve as a precursor."
Despite the fact that Rifamycin B is a mild antibacterial compound, it is known to be the precursor of various other clinically utilized potent derivatives.
"RifK", "rifL", "rifM", and "rifN" are believed to act as transaminases in order to form the AHBA precursor kanosamine.
After he learns that The Boss's death had been orchestrated, he defeats Gene and obtains the funds for Army's Heaven, which was a precursor to Big Boss's Outer Heaven.Gene: So...
Some drug users frequently utilize 5-HTP, a serotonin precursor often used as an antidepressant, prior to and after ingestion of MDMA.
In 1970 the college became part of Bristol Polytechnic, the precursor of the University.
Weyer's approach has been considered a precursor to modern psychiatric methods.
Factor IX is produced as a zymogen, an inactive precursor.
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The precursor to these machines was the Yamaha WaveJammer, produced from 1987-1991.
It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province.
From 1871 he was the first Agent-General for the colony in London, the precursor to the High Commissioner.
The megalithic culture was the precursor of the fertility cult and the saktism and the vajrayana Buddhism that followed.
It is a precursor to nootkatone, the main contributor to the aroma and flavor of grapefruit.
During this time he became rector of the Irish Seminary, the precursor of the present Irish College.
It is used in chemical synthesis as a precursor to carvone and as a renewably based solvent in cleaning products.
There is an exact replica of the mir-92 precursor on the X chromosome.
miR-92 is part of a large precursor sequence that forms a stem loop once transcribed into RNA.
This long precursor sequence is a component of the mir-17-92 cluster which contains 6 additional mir precursor sequences: mir-17, mir-18a, mir-19a, mir-20a and mir19b-1.
Some specialized media place him as the precursor of the Art 2.0.
The oxidative photocyclization of a stilbene-type precursor is used most often as the key step.
It is used as a precursor to many other organic compounds, such as aryl ethers.
Billions of kilograms are produced annually, mainly as a precursor to nylon.
In some cases, purified cyclohexanol, obtained by hydration of cyclohexene, is the precursor.
The Studium Generale (precursor of the University of Coimbra) was established in Lisbon in 1290, by King Dinis.
Northrop also isolated and crystallized pepsinogen (the precursor to pepsin), trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase.
This event is interpreted to be a precursor to the break-up of the North Atlantic.
Grosman published his precursor to the screenplay, the short story "The Trap" ("Past"), in Czech in 1962.
The human miR-34a precursor is transcribed from chromosome 1.
As it is the precursor for dopamine it is rarely associated with these disorders.
While gliding may be a precursor to some forms of powered flight, gliding has some ecological advantages of its own.
The transcriptome can be seen as a precursor for the proteome, that is, the entire set of proteins expressed by a genome.
It was filmed in the Canadian Rockies, a precursor to the many Hollywood films that would film in Canada soon after.
The precursor glass, also made of Na2FeP2O7, was prepared by melt-quenching method.
In this aspect, this new form of gabber obviously cannot be considered less powerful than its precursor.
Chris believed this a precursor to divorce, but it turned out to be a short-lived separation.
Further readings prior to 2012 are referring to the legacy FreeNAS .07 precursor branch.
The precursor to the rotary snowplow was the wedge snowplow.
This meeting was a precursor of the process that superseded Contadora in early 1987.
It is a precursor to the carcinogen "N"-nitrosonornicotine that is produced during the curing and processing of tobacco.
It is also a parasympathomimetic acetylcholine precursor which may have potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
This colorless liquid is a precursor to pyridine derivatives that have applications in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
3-Picoline is a useful precursor to agrochemicals, such as chlorpyrifos.
3-Methylpyridine is the main precursor to niacin, one of the B vitamins.
Depending on the context, minimalism might be construed as a precursor to the postmodern movement.
Zingle figured into a winning breakaway at the Brabantse Pijl, the precursor to the Ardennes classics.
The precursor to SR 732 between Oxford and Eaton was laid out in March 1811.
He developed the portable pixmap file format and pbmplus (the precursor to the Netpbm package) to manipulate it.