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.
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These multipotent stem cells, which form during an early embryonic phase, can morph into different types of more specialized cells throughout the embryo, contributing to everything from heart valves to coloration.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
This 1973 album — cut with Scratch’s house band the Upsetters, some of whom would later join Bob Marley’s Wailers — is one of the finest examples of the genre’s embryonic years, featuring tracks drenched in reverb and skitchy percussion.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
China has a host of embryonic links with Africa, the only region of the world that will experience a youth boom over the coming decades.
—Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2023
Is there a statute of limitation for embryonic wrongful death suits in Alabama?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
This 1973 album — cut with Scratch’s house band the Upsetters, some of whom would later join Bob Marley’s Wailers — is one of the finest examples of the genre’s embryonic years, featuring tracks drenched in reverb and skitchy percussion.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
China has a host of embryonic links with Africa, the only region of the world that will experience a youth boom over the coming decades.
—Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2023
Is there a statute of limitation for embryonic wrongful death suits in Alabama?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embryonic. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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