embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈä-nik 
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
an embryonic plan
Examples of embryonic in a Sentence
The tourism industry there is still in an embryonic stage.
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This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
But this research found that some of the strange looks of these sharks happen in the late stage of the embryonic development.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
To see this relationship [between Rose and Alec] grow from a very embryonic stage, to watch that arc, is just everything.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
But this research found that some of the strange looks of these sharks happen in the late stage of the embryonic development.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
To see this relationship [between Rose and Alec] grow from a very embryonic stage, to watch that arc, is just everything.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embryonic
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embryonic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development
an embryonic plan
Medical Definition
embryonic
adjective
em·bry·on·ic
ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
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