precursors
Definitions
Noun
- A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- A person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "precursors".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | procedures | 3 | 61 |
| 2 | passengers | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | prisoners | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | professors | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | producers | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | performers | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | spectators | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | publishers | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | parameters | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | promoters | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | parishioners | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | prisoners' | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | processors | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | producers' | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | professor's | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | applicators | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | oppenheimer's | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | oppenheimers | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | pacemakers | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | pacifiers | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | painewebber's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | painkillers | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | passenger's | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | passengers' | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | peacekeepers | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | peacemaker's | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | peacemakers | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | pedicures | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | pensioners | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | performers' | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | perimeters | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | pilasters | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | predators | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | preparers | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | preservers | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | prisoner's | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pritzkers | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | processor's | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | producer's | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | professors' | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | promsters | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | propellers | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | providers | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | publisher's | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | publishers' | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | speechwriters | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | spelunkers | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | sprinklers | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "precursors".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | persons | 2 | 121 |
| 2 | records | 2 | 91 |
| 3 | professors | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | prosecutor | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | predecessors | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | cursory | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | prosecutors | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | resorts | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | processors | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | predictors | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | precursor | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | persecutors | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | preuss | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | cursor | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | prosecutors' | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | prosecutor's | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | recross | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | protestors | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | protectors | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | projectors | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "precursors" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | considered | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "precursors".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 48
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
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