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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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. 2019 Of these five, three exhibited embryonic development; two later died of fungal infections unrelated to their ingestion by waterfowl, while one successfully hatched 49 days after removal from the dropping. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "A Swan Swallowed This Fish Egg, Pooped It Out—and Then 49 Days Later, It Hatched," 18 June 2019 What motivated you to focus your work on embryonic development and fertility? — Quanta Magazine, "In the Ticking of the Embryonic Clock, She Finds Answers," 15 Oct. 2018 By the summer of 2023, after months of wrangling, EU leaders agreed to establish a new European Treaty Organisation (ETO), building on the EU’s embryonic military bodies. — The Economist, "Europe alone: July 2024," 6 July 2019 The most fascinating element in the exhibit is an aquarium that has a tiny newborn shark, striped black and white, watching over two hanging egg sacs which hold embryonic sharks. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Sharks! on exhibit through summer at the Bruce," 3 July 2019 Above, a human stem cell colony, which is no more than 1 millimeter wide and comprises thousands of individual stem cells, grows on mouse embryonic fibroblast in a research laboratory in September 2001. — Kevin Flower, CNN, "FDA wins major victory in campaign against stem cell clinic," 4 June 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
\
\
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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adverb
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