precursor

About 4.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
2. noun One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
3. adjective Caused by the following symbol.

Similar words

harbinger herald forerunner predictor foretaste prior antecedent prelude premise precedent

Often followed by

of to cells for protein and in is cell

Word family

precursors precursory