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Precursor vs Parasporal - What's the difference?

precursor | parasporal |

As a noun precursor

is that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

As an adjective parasporal is

(biochemistry) describing a crystalline protein that forms around a spore in some bacteria that acts as a toxin precursor when digested.

precursor

English

Alternative forms

* (chiefly obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.
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  • (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

    • Anagrams

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    parasporal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biochemistry) Describing a crystalline protein that forms around a spore in some bacteria that acts as a toxin precursor when digested

    • Derived terms

    *parasporal body *parasporal crystal