precursor /prē-kûrˈsər/

1. Something that exists or goes in advance of another
2. An indication of the approach of an event
3. A forerunner, herald or harbinger
4. A predecessor
5. A substance from which the one in question is derived or manufactured (chem)

precurˈsive or precurˈsory adjective

• pelorized
• pelorus
• peloruses
• pelory
• pelota
• pelotas
• pelotherapies
• pelotherapy
• peloton
• pelotons
• pels
• pelt
• pelta
• peltae
• peltas
• peltast
• peltasts
• peltate
• pelted
• pelter
• peltered
• peltering
• pelters
• Peltier effect
• pelting