That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. / (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.

plural of precursor

(botany) The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf.

plural of precursor tip

Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.

(medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.

plural of precursorship

The position or condition of a precursor.

plural of precursory