embryonic

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to an embryo
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching
    in an early stage of development

Word Origin

embryonic (adj.)
1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically.

Example

1. None of the republican front-runners supports expanded funding for embryonic stem-cell research .
2. Is the eu an international organisation or an embryonic federation ?
3. A jewish state was taking embryonic form in palestine .
4. Embryonic stem cells are the source of every cell , tissue and organ in the body .
5. The cases underscore a pattern of government neglect seen in industry after industry as china strives for headlong growth with only embryonic safeguards .

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