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plural precursors
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. quotations examples
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. examples
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(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol. examples