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embryonic
(redirected from embryonically)

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em·bry·on·ic  (mbr-nk) also em·bry·on·al (mbr--nl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being an embryo.
2. also em·bry·ot·ic (-tk) Rudimentary; incipient: an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing.

[From Medieval Latin embry, embryn-, embryo; see embryo.]

embry·onic·al·ly adv.

embryonic [ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk], embryonal [ˈɛmbrɪənəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or relating to an embryo
2. in an early stage; rudimentary; undeveloped
embryonically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.embryonic - of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"
immature - not yet mature
2.embryonic - in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"
early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

embryonic
Translations
embryonic [ˌembrɪˈɒnɪk] ADJembrionario
embryonic [ˌɛmbriˈɒnɪk] adj
(fig) [process, idea, career] → à l'état embryonnaire, embryonnaire; [organization] → à l'état embryonnaire, embryonnaire
(BIOLOGY) [organism, cell] → embryonnaire
embryonic
adjembryonisch; (esp fig)keimhaft
embryonic [ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk] adj (also) (fig) → embrionale
embryonic [ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk] adj (also) (fig) → embrionale


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