embryonic

adjective

Definition of embryonicnext
1
as in infant

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as in emergent

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Recent Examples of embryonic As that cell divides, embryonic stem cells give rise to the trillions of specialized cells that form the body’s organs and tissues. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 One protein called periostin appeared strongly in the shark notochord (a structure that helps organize embryonic development). — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 In the early 2000s, when researchers first began using embryonic stem cells, many institutions added a second review step involving what’s known as a stem cell research oversight (SCRO) committee. — Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The solar system’s earliest era featured multiple embryonic protoplanets that had the potential to grow together into additional cosmic neighbors. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for embryonic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
  1. infant
  2. emergent
  3. germinal
  4. teenage
  5. primordial
  6. young
  7. budding
  8. underage
Adjective
  • The program is linked to a 32% drop in infant maltreatment reports, which represents a massive prevention of child welfare involvement.
    — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Having been born just six weeks prior, on June 21, the infant heir was christened Prince William Arthur Philip Louis by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of infant
Adjective
  • And even with Blake Corum having an emergent year, Kyren still did 60 percent, 65 percent of the work in the backfield.
    — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Each step may be valid on its own, but the chain creates emergent behavior that is difficult to trace.
    — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of emergent
Adjective
  • Over nearly two centuries in trade, the company has dealt in germinal francs, Poincaré francs, de Gaulle francs, and euros, always remaining family-owned.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.
    — Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Definition of germinal
Adjective
  • Shortly after the invasion of London begins, the capital is under rebel control, so what is this previously quiet and sullen teenage King to do?
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And my teenage son says this is his favorite Bake Club recipe to date.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of primordial
Adjective
  • Die schöne Müllerin was conceived for a male voice and the protagonist is a young man, so Anderson would not have contemplated performing the complete cycle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, the long-term monitoring approach adopted by the researchers could provide scientists with a powerful new way of investigating other young massive binary systems.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of budding
Adjective
  • Investigators later conducted undercover operations, including purchases involving an underage decoy.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Twilight alum went on to praise Hansen’s pivotal role on the wildly popular program, which exposed alleged pedophiles by using hidden cameras to capture adults trying to meet underage teens in online chat rooms.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of underage

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