Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or relating to an embryo.

    embryonal

    эмбриона́льныйembrionálʹnyj, заро́дышевыйzaródyševyj

    ембріона́льнийembrionálʹnyj, зародко́вийzarodkóvyj

  2. (figuratively)Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.

    заро́дышевыйzaródyševyj

    ембріона́льнийembrionálʹnyj, зародко́вийzarodkóvyj

More definitions
  • in an early stage of development
  • of an organism prior to birth or hatching

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Bruno was in the embryonic chamber.

  2. The neural crest is found in embryonic structures.

  3. The umbilical cord develops by the fifth week of embryonic development, replacing the yolk sac as the embryo's nutrient source.

Translations

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embryology: of or relating to an embryo:

Origin

From New Latin embryonicus.

From New Latin embryonicus.

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Forms

more embryonic, most embryonic
Comparativemore embryonic Lesson
Superlativemost embryonic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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