(DoD) Any chemical reactant which takes place at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical. This includes any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). precursor. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/precursor/definitions/1963412 |
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