embryonic
Americanadjective
-
pertaining to or in the state of an embryo.
-
rudimentary; undeveloped.
- Synonyms:
- unfinished, immature, underdeveloped
adjective
-
of or relating to an embryo
-
in an early stage; rudimentary; undeveloped
Other Word Forms
- embryonically adverb
- nonembryonal adjective
- nonembryonic adjective
- nonembryonically adverb
- pseudoembryonic adjective
- unembryonal adjective
- unembryonic adjective
Etymology
Origin of embryonic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Cell division is fundamental to life, yet scientists have struggled to fully explain how it works in the earliest stages of embryonic development, especially in egg laying animals.
From Science Daily
Unlike embryonic stem cells, iPSCs are made by taking adult cells, such as those from skin or blood, and reprogramming them back into a versatile state.
From Science Daily
Unlike embryonic stem cells, iPCSs are created from adult cells such as skin or blood cells.
From Science Daily
Europe must work a lot harder to give them protection while they are in a very embryonic state, he adds.
How do embryonic stem cells become brain cells, and which genes make that transformation possible?
From Science Daily
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
