precursor
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7.2
- noun
- /prɪˈkɜrsər/
- Specialized
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precursor
- But it turns out citrate is the precursor for how one stores carbon as fat.
- ozone precursors
- precursor chemicals
- precursor emissions
And that that is a precursor to creating NAD in the body.
- And that that is a precursor to creating NAD in the body.
- NMN is the immediate precursor to NAD that the body makes NAD from.
- Well, that insulin burst drives tryptophan, the amino acid precursor to serotonin, into your brain.
- Stress hormones and sex hormones all come from the same precursor.
- that your DHEA level in your body, that is the precursor to all the other hormones in your body.
- It's basically the, the precursor to what would later become glyphosate, right?
- And there are two precursors to NAD, One is NMN and the other one is NR.
- And for example, beta amyloid actually is generated from an amyloid precursor protein.
- And then why supplementing with serotonin and or its precursor tryptophan might be a good or a bad idea for somebody?
- Choline also is a very important precursor, much like folate to make methyl groups which turn genes off or on.
- But short of that, foods being the precursors to the precursors.
- Why not any AD arginine or precursor beetroot you mentioned?
Examples
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Cholesterol is a precursor that the body uses to produce various hormones.
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Tryptophan is a precursor that aids in the production of serotonin in the brain.
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When I say this is not actually my world, it's like the precursor to actually making new red blood cells.
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A drought or heat wave is a precursor of global warming.
Academic text (1995) -
And that that is a precursor to creating NAD in the body.
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MP is the precursor of ATP, so it's like low energy.
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Then you induce those egg precursor cells into eggs, egg cells.
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NOx emissions are precursors in the formation of smog and acid rain.
Academic text (2012) -
NMN is a precursor to something called NAD or NAD Plus, and that's nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
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Citric acid acts as a precursor in the metabolic pathway that produces energy.
Synonyms
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8.0
A temporary substance that appears before the final product in a chemical reaction
Antonyms
How Direct
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5.9
- Specialized
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7.2
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7.4
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
In science, the word precursor has the same idea: from pre- 'before' and cursor 'runner', it means a substance that comes before and helps make another thing, like an ingredient that later turns into the final product.