What does embryonic mean?
Definitions for embryonic
ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk; ˈɛm bri ə nl, ˌɛm briˈoʊn lem·b·ry·on·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
embryonic, embryologic, embryonaladjective
of an organism prior to birth or hatching
"in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"
embryonic, embryoticadjective
in an early stage of development
"the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"
Wiktionary
embryonicadjective
Of or relating to an embryo.
embryonicadjective
Something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving; something that has yet to reach its full potential.
ChatGPT
embryonic
Embryonic refers to the state or stage of being an embryo, which is an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, specifically during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization in humans. It also can be used more broadly to refer to anything in an early or undeveloped stage.
Webster Dictionary
Embryonicadjective
of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary
Entomology
Embryonic
found in, or relating to the embryo; in an undeveloped state or condition.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embryonic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embryonic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of embryonic in a Sentence
While researchers have used embryonic stem cell derived cells to treat age-related macular degeneration, (the RIKEN study) is the first study that used induced pluripotent stem cells.
Five or six years ago, the whole banking effort at Morgan Stanley was very embryonic - we were playing catch up in the space, we've been gearing up for this over the last few years and building out our technology, which is why this is more of a 2016 initiative.
It was the first conclusion by the Audit Court, the process is still in embryonic phase, if one day some very serious fact emerges opening this possibility, then OK. But now we are talking about a report, which will be examined, clarified, there will be room for defense. This process takes a lot of time, three or four years.
We are in the midst of what is an embryonic resource sector recovery, it's still early days, of course.
The ability to make gadusol, which was first discovered in fish eggs, clearly has some evolutionary value to be found in so many species, we know it provides UV-B protection; it makes a pretty good sunscreen. But there may also be roles it plays as an antioxidant, in stress response, embryonic development and other functions.
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- الخلايا الجنينيةArabic
- embrionariCatalan, Valencian
- zárodečnýCzech
- embryonaleDanish
- Embryonal-, embryonalGerman
- εμβρυϊκόςGreek
- embrionarioSpanish
- جنینیPersian
- alkionFinnish
- embryonnaireFrench
- भ्रूणHindi
- embrionikIndonesian
- embrionarioItalian
- עובריHebrew
- 初期のJapanese
- ಭ್ರೂಣದKannada
- 배아의Korean
- embryonisLatin
- embryonaalDutch
- embryonaleNorwegian
- embrionalnyPolish
- embrionárioPortuguese
- embrionarRomanian
- заро́дышевый, эмбриона́льныйRussian
- embryonalSwedish
- கருTamil
- పిండTelugu
- เป็นตัวอ่อนThai
- embriyonikTurkish
- phôi thaiVietnamese
- brüomikVolapük
- embryonicYiddish
- 胚胎Chinese
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