embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈä-nik 
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
an embryonic plan
Examples of embryonic in a Sentence
The tourism industry there is still in an embryonic stage.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some researchers think that the volatiles came from underground relatively recently, while others think the chemicals have persisted on the surface since an embryonic Mercury condensed from its protoplanetary disk.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
While tricking adult cells into becoming embryonic and beginning to grow again has been successful, practical difficulties make cloning very inefficient.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
How to Grow a Spine One of the classic models for studying the tempo of embryonic development is the patterning of the spine.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Some babies retain an embryonic remnant of a tail, but this is extremely rare and such tails typically lack bone and cartilage and are not part of the spinal cord, another team of researchers reported in 2012.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
The couple was later told the culprit was a solution used to facilitate embryonic growth, which manufacturers voluntarily recalled in December – after the Waldens lost their embryos.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
First, showing that cell-cell signaling is not an unusual way for animals to generate embryonic germ cells — that is, cells that will become eggs and sperm.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Though long gone are Lady Gaga's days of embryonic entrances, the music industry still comes to the Grammys to play and slay.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
The case for the baby great white sighting While in utero, embryonic sharks feed on unfertilized eggs for protein.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
While tricking adult cells into becoming embryonic and beginning to grow again has been successful, practical difficulties make cloning very inefficient.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
How to Grow a Spine One of the classic models for studying the tempo of embryonic development is the patterning of the spine.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Some babies retain an embryonic remnant of a tail, but this is extremely rare and such tails typically lack bone and cartilage and are not part of the spinal cord, another team of researchers reported in 2012.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
The couple was later told the culprit was a solution used to facilitate embryonic growth, which manufacturers voluntarily recalled in December – after the Waldens lost their embryos.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
First, showing that cell-cell signaling is not an unusual way for animals to generate embryonic germ cells — that is, cells that will become eggs and sperm.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Though long gone are Lady Gaga's days of embryonic entrances, the music industry still comes to the Grammys to play and slay.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
The case for the baby great white sighting While in utero, embryonic sharks feed on unfertilized eggs for protein.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
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embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development
an embryonic plan
Medical Definition
embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
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