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embryonates

embryonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of embryonate.

Meaning of embryonate

Verb

embryonate (third-person singular simple present embryonates, present participle embryonating, simple past and past participle embryonated)

  1. To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
    • The eggs embryonate, but the larvae die before hatching ( b ).2015 August 19, Christian Heim et al., “Inhibition of Haemonchus contortus larval development by fungal lectins”, in Parasites & Vectors, volume 8, →DOI

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What is embryonates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Embryonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of embryonate.

Words near embryonates in the dictionary

  1. embryon
  2. embryonal
  3. embryonary
  4. embryonate
  5. embryonated
  6. embryonates
  7. embryonating
  8. embryonation
  9. embryones
  10. embryonic
  11. embryonical

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