in statu nascendi
in sta·tu nas·cen·di | \ ə̇n¦stā|(ˌ)tünəˈsendē, -¦sta|, |(ˌ)chü-, -ˌdī; -¦stä(ˌ)tünäˈskendē \
Definition of in statu nascendi
: in the nascent state
produce the aldehyde in statu nascendi— C. D. Hurd : in the course of being formed or developed
if … isolation can promote the formation of full species, such species must in statu nascendi pass through a phase of less than specific distinction— Fridthjof Økland
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