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View synonyms for embryonic

embryonic

[ em-bree-on-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or in the state of an embryo.
  2. rudimentary; undeveloped.

    Synonyms: unfinished, immature, underdeveloped



embryonic

/ ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk; ˈɛmbrɪənəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an embryo
  2. in an early stage; rudimentary; undeveloped
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌembryˈonically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • embry·oni·cal·ly adverb
  • nonem·bry·onal adjective
  • nonem·bry·onic adjective
  • nonem·bry·oni·cal·ly adverb
  • pseudo·embry·onic adjective
  • un·embry·o·nal adjective
  • unem·bry·onic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of embryonic1

1840–50; embryon- ( embryo ) + -ic
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Example Sentences

There have been six different prime ministers in the UK, Brexit, a global pandemic and three Olympic Games, and women's cricket is now unrecognisable from the days when professionalism was embryonic.

From BBC

Arhgap36, a protein involved in many aspects of embryonic development, wasn’t previously known to affect skin or hair coloration.

She applied the technique both to mouse neurons grown in a dish and to samples from superthin slices of adult and embryonic mouse brain.

Cells don’t generally need both, so during embryonic development each cell randomly chooses one X to express genes from.

UVA's new discovery offers answers: Excessive stimulation of renin-producing cells in the kidney causes the cells to revert to an invasive, embryonic state.

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