Embryonic

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to an embryo.
  2. 2
    Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential. figuratively

    "We are also to see the green-lighting of some much overdue reform of fares and ticketing, even if it's still embryonic and to be trialled on part or the network."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in an early stage of development wordnet
  2. 2
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abecedarianaboriginalantenatalarrestedatomicautochthonous

Example

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"The neural crest is found in embryonic structures."

Etymology

From New Latin embryonicus.

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