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germinal

adjective

Definition of germinalnext
1
as in embryonic

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as in fertile

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Recent Examples of germinal 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinal
  1. embryonic
  2. fertile
  3. primordial
  4. generative
  5. infant
  6. fecund
  7. budding
  8. prolific
Adjective
  • By zooming in on the earliest stages of embryonic development in mice models, the researchers found that the hindbrain follows a separate, but parallel, developmental path than the forebrain.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
  • These Yamanaka factors effectively induce cells to return to an earlier embryonic stage by genetically reprogramming them.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of embryonic
Adjective
  • The question proved fertile ground for a designer already known for making leather do unexpected and gorgeous things.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The fertile plains of Punjab are a world apart from the Appalachian Mountains, to which country music traces its roots.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fertile
Adjective
  • Measurements of primordial deuterium, taken throughout the 21st century, tell cosmologists the density of particles like protons and neutrons with extreme precision.
    — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Planting fake dark matter signals There are several candidates for what dark matter could be, including primordial black holes or an undiscovered particle.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of primordial
Adjective
  • Minh Connors | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta was late to the generative artificial intelligence race.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • They are proposed as generative anchors that shape the lawful ways a quantum object can appear, behave and relate.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of generative
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
  • 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
  • Within weeks of the CEO change, however, the budding bromance was officially dead.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of budding
Adjective
  • Otherwise, the 59ers largely limited the Brickies’ prolific offense.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Just last night, San Sebastián awarded its most prestigious honor, the Donostia Award, to prolific German filmmaker Werner Herzog.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of prolific

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“Germinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinal. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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