English Explanatory Dictionary

embryonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embryonic.wav

Word forms

embryonic more embryonic most embryonic

Etymology

From New Latin embryonicus.

Synonyms

embryonal

Derived words

abembryonic anembryonic carcinoembryonic embryonical embryonically embryoniclike extraembryonic fetoembryonic interembryonic intraembryonic maternoembryonic monembryonic monoembryonic nonembryonic polyembryonic postembryonic proembryonic typembryonic unembryonic
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