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)

• manriders
• manriding
• manriding train
• manriding trains
• manrikigusari
• manrope
• manropes
• mans
• mansard
• mansard-roof
• mansard-roofs
• mansards
• manse
• man-servant
• manses
• man's estate
• manshift
• manshifts
• mansion
• mansionaries
• mansionary
• mansion-house
• mansion-houses
• mansions
• man-size