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precursor [prıˈkɜːsə] N

1. precursor:

precursor

先驱 xiānqū

precursor

先锋 xiānfēng

precursor

前辈 qiánbèi

2. precursor:

precursor

先兆 xiānzhào

precursor

预兆 yùzhào

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It is not present in unroasted coffee beans, but is formed during roasting from its precursor chemical, trigonelline. en.wikipedia.org

This device can be seen as a precursor to the gyroscope used in modern inertial navigation, although it was not itself a gyroscope. en.wikipedia.org

It is also a precursor to sorbic acid, dienoic acid, and hexenoic acid. en.wikipedia.org

This was a precursor to a full-time entry in the main 2004 series, in which he finished third in the championship. en.wikipedia.org

These ships were the first great ships, the precursors of the later ship of the line. en.wikipedia.org

About 20 million kg are now synthetically produced annually as a basic organic chemical, mainly as a precursor to pesticides, flavors, and fragrances. en.wikipedia.org

His films have inspired generations of filmmakers, and are now considered to be the precursors of the music video genre. en.wikipedia.org

Bone marrow produces both white blood cells and red blood cells from the same precursor stem cells. en.wikipedia.org

Single precursor syntheses are typically done with bridged organosilane groups. en.wikipedia.org

Granular cell precursors that will populate the dentate gyrus proliferate locally in the hilus. en.wikipedia.org

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