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embryonic

(embriɒnɪk)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An embryonic process, idea, organization, or organism is one at a very early stage in its development.
[formal]
...Romania's embryonic democracy.
Climate protection was at an embryonic stage.
...embryonic plant cells.
Synonyms: rudimentary, early, beginning, primary More Synonyms of embryonic

embryonic in British English

(ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk) or embryonal (ˈɛmbrɪənəl)
adjective
1. 
of or relating to an embryo
2. 
in an early stage; rudimentary; undeveloped
Derived forms
embryonically (ˌembryˈonically)
adverb

embryonic in American English

(ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk)
adjective
1. 
of or like an embryo
: also ˈembryonal (ˈɛmbriənəl)
2. 
in an early stage; undeveloped; rudimentary

Examples of 'embryonic' in a sentence
embryonic

Her research was still at the embryonic stage where she had to accumulate information before she could begin to formulate theories.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Because of that, the viral DNA is promoted only during embryonic development.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2002)

In other languages
embryonic

British English: embryonic ADJECTIVE
An embryonic process, idea, organization, or organism is one at a very early stage in its development.
...Romania's embryonic democracy.
  • American English: embryonic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: embrionário
  • Chinese: 萌芽阶段的
  • European Spanish: embrionario
  • French: embryonnaire
  • German: jung
  • Italian: embrionale
  • Japanese: 未発達の
  • Korean: 초기의
  • European Portuguese: embrionário
  • Latin American Spanish: embrionario

(adjective) 
Definition
in an early stage
his embryonic managerial career
Synonyms
rudimentary
a rudimentary backbone called a notochord
early
I decided to take early retirement.
beginning
primary
budding
The forum is now open to all budding entrepreneurs.
fledgling
advice he gave to fledgling writers
immature
The birds were in immature plumage.
seminal
nascent
The nascent country was still nervous about threats from beyond its borders.
undeveloped
damage to the undeveloped foetus
incipient
There were signs of incipient panic.
inchoate
His prose is every bit as inchoate as the wilderness in which he travels.
unformed
germinal
Opposites
developed
,
advanced
,
progressive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of budding
Definition
beginning to develop or grow
The forum is now open to all budding entrepreneurs.
Synonyms
developing,
beginning,
growing,
promising,
potential,
flowering,
burgeoning,
fledgling,
embryonic,
nascent,
incipient,
germinal
in the sense of early
Definition
occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time
I decided to take early retirement.
Synonyms
premature,
forward,
advanced,
untimely,
unseasonable
in the sense of fledgling
Definition
new or inexperienced
advice he gave to fledgling writers
Synonyms
new,
beginning,
developing,
emerging,
amateur,
embryonic,
probationary

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