progenitor

  • 21progenitor — noun (C) technical 1 a person or animal that lived a long time ago, to whom someone or something living now is related; ancestor 2 formal someone who first thought of an idea a long time ago; precursor (+ of): a progenitor of modern music …

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  • 22progenitor — pro•gen•i•tor [[t]proʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) dvl a biologically related ancestor 2) a person or thing that originates something or serves as a model; precursor • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L prōgenitor the founder of a family =prō pro… …

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  • 23progenitor — /prəˈdʒɛnətə / (say pruh jenuhtuh) noun 1. a direct ancestor; forefather. 2. an originator, as of an artistic movement. {Middle English progenitour, from Latin prōgenitor} –progenitress, feminine noun …

  • 24progenitor — n. 1 the ancestor of a person, animal, or plant. 2 a political or intellectual predecessor. 3 the origin of a copy. Derivatives: progenitorial adj. progenitorship n. Etymology: ME f. OF progeniteur f. L progenitor oris f. progignere progenit (as… …

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  • 25Progenitor cell — The concept of a progenitor cell is difficult to define. Like stem cells, progenitor cells have a capacity to differentiate into a specific type of cell.cite web |url=http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi bin/omd?progenitor+cell |title=Definition:… …

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  • 26progenitor — n. [L. pro, before; gignere, to beget] An ancestral species …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 27progenitor — A precursor, ancestor; one who begets. [L.] * * * pro·gen·i·tor prō jen ət ər, prə n 1) an ancestor of an individual in a direct line of descent along which some or all of the ancestral genes could theoretically have passed 2) a biologically… …

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  • 28progenitor-ra — ► masculino femenino Pariente en línea recta ascendente de una persona …

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  • 29progenitor — Synonyms and related words: ancestor, ancestors, ancestress, antecedent, antecedents, archetype, ascendant, ascendants, begetter, elders, fathers, forebear, forebears, forefather, forefathers, foregoer, forerunner, grandfathers, grandparent,… …

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  • 30progenitor — pro|ge|ni|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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