Domestic corn's wild precursor was teosinte.
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Precursor
/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/
Synonyms for "precursor" (220 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Noun(5 words)
advance guardagentairheadalterantalterativealtererancestorancestorsannouncerantecedenceantecedencyantecedentantepositionanteriorityapprenticearchitectartificerartistascendantauthor
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avant gardeavant-gardebattle linebeachheadbegetterbeginnerbellwetherbridgeheadbuccinator novi temporisbuilderbushwhackercatalystcatalytic agentcolonialcolonistcolonizerconceiverconstructorcraftsman
Strong matches (66)
creatordanger signdesignerdeviserdiscovererdominionearly birdearly comerearly riserearly symptomeffectorengendererengineerexecutorexecutrixexplorerfalling barometerfarthest outpostfatherferment
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first arrivalfirst lineforebearsforefrontforegoerforegoingforerunnerforeshadowerforetokenfounderfrontfront linefront positionfront rankfront runnerfront-runnerfrontiersmanfuglemangathering cloudsgeneratorgroundbreakergrowerguidehandwriting on the wallharbingerheadingheraldhigh signhomesteaderimmigrantinauguratorindustrialist
Related words (110)
initiatorinnovationistinnovatorinstigatorinstitutorintroducerinventorjourneymanle pasleadleaderleadingleavenlinemakermanufacturermastermaster craftsmanmessengermodificator
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modifiermothermovernesteromenorganizeroriginaloriginatoroutguardoutpostoutriderpast masterpathfinderpioneerplannerplanterpointprecedenceprecedencyprecedentprecedingprecessionpredecessorpreferenceprefixationpreliminary signpreludepremisepremonitorpremonitory signpremonitory symptompresagerprime moverpriorityprodromaprodromeproducerprothesisprototypequarantine flagrailheadraiserrealizerred flagred lightscoutsettlershapersireskull and crossbonessmithsoonerspearheadsquatterstockstorm petrelstormy petrelstraw in the windsuperioritysymptomthe leadthundercloudthunderheadtop prioritytrailblazertransformertransmogrifierurgencyvanvanguardwarning signwarning signalwrightyeastyellow flagyellow jack
Noun(14 words)
outridersprecedentpredecessorspreludesprimidoneprogenitorprogenitor cellprogenitorsreagentsignalspringboardstarting materialsteppingusher
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6 entriesbiological precursorchemical precursorgenetic precursorhistorical precursorprecursor cellprecursor molecule
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8 total sentences available.
The OSS was the precursor to the CIA.
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The KGB was the precursor to the FSB.
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Dr. Villa and colleagues have developed a vaccine that kept 90 percent of young women from becoming infected with four types of HPV virus. The vaccine protected 100 percent of the women who became infected with the virus against the development of genital warts, a condition that often leads to cervical cancer, and abnormal cervical lesions, another precursor to cervical cancer.
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