prekursor

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch precursor (precursor; forerunner), from Latin praecursor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /preˈkursor/ [preˈkur.sɔr]
  • Rhymes: -ursor
  • Syllabification: pre‧kur‧sor

Noun

prekursor (plural prekursor-prekursor)

  1. precursor:
    1. (biology) a cell or tissue that gives rise to a variant, specialized, or more mature form
    2. (chemistry) one of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound

Derived terms

  • prekursor multipoten
  • prekursor taat
  • proses prekursor
  • RNA prekursor ribosom
  • sel prekursor

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French précurseur, from Latin praecursor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛˈkur.sɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ursɔr
  • Syllabification: pre‧kur‧sor

Noun

prekursor m pers (female equivalent prekursorka)

  1. precursor (forerunner, predecessor)

Declension

Noun

prekursor m inan

  1. (chemistry) precursor (chemical compound)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • prekursorski
noun
  • prekursorstwo
adverb
  • prekursorsko

Further reading

  • prekursor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prekursor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

prekursor c

  1. (chemistry) A precursor (chemical compound)
    • 1983 September 1, Kemisk tidskrift[1], Stockholm, page 8:
      [] innehåller stora mängder av en mycket labil prekursor som möjligen fungerar som ett slags []
      [] contains large amounts of a very labile precursor that possibly acts as a kind of []

Derived terms

  • prekursorkemikalie
  • prekursorämne
  • sprängämnesprekursor