germinal

adjective

Definition of germinalnext
1
as in embryonic

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2
as in fertile

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Recent Examples of germinal That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025 Vinuesa and her team were able to figure out one key alternate pathway, one not involving the lymph node germinal center, with the help of a few Kikas. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022 Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a covid vaccine. — Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a Covid vaccine. — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for germinal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinal
  1. embryonic
  2. fertile
  3. primordial
  4. generative
  5. infant
  6. fecund
  7. budding
  8. prolific
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  • 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
Definition of embryonic
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  • The fact that 45% of Americans refuse to identify with a political party is a strong sign that these approaches will find fertile ground.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
  • With the 2027 presidential race approaching, air conditioning has become fertile political ground.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of fertile
Adjective
  • Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
  • At a time when the Earth was bare, when there were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, and no plants with seeds, millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Definition of primordial
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  • The show weaves together AI, generative imagery, immersive audio and spatial narrative design, which organizers describe as producing a living, evolving environment.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Likewise, when generative content is embedded directly inside a full-funnel acquisition system, the results change materially.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of generative
Adjective
  • Diagnosed with an infant high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor, Hadley was treated by the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • Thorsen helped lead research for the CDC studying infant disabilities, according to prosecutors.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Definition of infant
Adjective
  • There is only one Picasso, but Basquiat had that kind of fecund imagination, that endlessly varied and prolific joy.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • The negative space between gems becomes animal habitats for creatures drawn from the depths of a fecund imagination.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of fecund
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
  • India, one of the world's most prolific IPO markets, was gearing up for issues worth $50 billion as tension in the Middle East were subsiding.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • More than 70 years into her career, the prolific actress continues to captivate audiences.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of prolific

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