progenitor
IPA: proʊdʒˈɛnɪtɝ
noun
- A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
- An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
- (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
- (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
- (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
- A founder.
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Examples of "progenitor" in Sentences
- The man prayed for his progenitor.
- He is the progenitor of the Nawabs of Oudh.
- Dan was the original progenitor of the tribe of Dan.
- Oduduwa was the royal progenitor of the Yoruba tribe.
- The couple was the progenitors of the imperial dynasty.
- He was the progenitor of the Fendall family in America.
- That is the first appearance of the progenitor character.
- He became the progenitor of the Lacayo families of Nicaragua.
- Shuffler was the progenitor of the technique on the acoustic guitar.
- Qusai is amongst the ancestors of Sahaba and the progenitor of the Quraish.
- CHRONOS: The earlier cells that are what are called progenitor cells, and they appear to be on the route to become muscle cells.
- You have been called the progenitor of the modern African novel, and Things Fall Apart has maintained its resonance in the decades since it was written.
- NICHOLAS CHRONOS, SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL: The earlier cells that what are called progenitor cells, and they appear to be on the route to become muscle cells.
- Another obvious literary progenitor is Cormac McCarthy: Reading "Smonk" conjured up the memory of murderous necrophile Lester Ballard from McCarthy's "Child of God."
- Doctors will inject a derivative of stem cells, called progenitor cells, that manufacture myelin, the substance that coats the long, spindly projections on nerve cells, much the same way that insulation coats electrical wires.
- Male pattern baldness: A decline in activity by a special type of stem cell, known as a progenitor cell, found in human hair follicles appears to be responsible for male pattern baldness, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
- The progenitor is a crook named Armen Boladian who forged George Clinton's signature on an assignment of copyright and has now become a one-man lawsuit factory who threatens legal action against the entire hip-hop world (avid Clinton samplers) unless they pay him tribute.