embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
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Definition of embryonic
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: of or relating to an embryo
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: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
an embryonic plan
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Other Words from embryonic
embryonically
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of embryonic in a Sentence
The tourism industry there is still in an embryonic stage.
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The researchers coaxed these cells into becoming nervous tissue that organised itself, albeit crudely, as structures which had some of the cell types and anatomical features of embryonic human brains. — The Economist, "Cerebral organoids are becoming more brainlike," 29 Aug. 2019 Marsden, an expert in fish behavior in Lake Champlain, speculates that a random, embryonic mutation prompted the growth. — Joel Banner Baird, USA TODAY, "'Two-mouthed' fish: New York angler catches 'bizarrely beautiful' trout," 23 Aug. 2019 These proteins transformed cells back into their embryonic-like stem cell state. — Tobias Deuse, The Conversation, "Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won’t reject them," 19 Aug. 2019 At the time, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) could only fund work on a small number of preexisting human embryonic cell lines. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "California’s stem cell research fund dries up," 9 July 2019 Up to now, there have been no iPSC or embryonic stem cell lines for rabbits, pigs or sheep, so cloning was the only option to make precise changes to cells from those species, Schnieke says. — Karen Weintraub, Discover Magazine, "Cloning's Long Legacy — And Why It'll Never Be Used on Humans," 29 Apr. 2019 Chadha colors in the late ’80s: the cults of Reagan and Thatcher, the rising unemployment in England, the National Front marches that, in hindsight, were the embryonic version of the anti-immigrant fervor that helped lead to Brexit. — Owen Gleiberman, chicagotribune.com, "‘Blinded by the Light’ review: Springsteen helps propel an ’80s teen to his dreams," 14 Aug. 2019 These are made from human embryonic stem cells, grown into the types of cells needed for transplant. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gains biotech that has three cell therapies in human testing," 31 July 2019 In one key paper from 2011, researchers studied how to reprogram adult cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells, which, like embryonic stem cells, can proliferate and mature into almost any cell type. — Quanta Magazine, "Biologists Discover Unknown Powers in Mighty Mitochondria," 18 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embryonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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embryonic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of embryonic
: of or relating to an embryo
: in an early or undeveloped stage
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embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
| \ ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik
\
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Medical Definition of embryonic
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
Other Words from embryonic
embryonically
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adverb
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