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embryonic

/ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/

embryonic adjective: of or relating to an embryo.

Adjective

embryonic (comparative more embryonic, superlative most embryonic)

  1. Of or relating to an embryo.
  2. (figuratively) Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.
    • We are also to see the green-lighting of some much overdue reform of fares and ticketing, even if it's still embryonic and to be trialled on part or the network.2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3

embryonic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

embryonic in Hindi

embryonic
भ्रूणीय bhrūṇīya
embryonic, developing
गर्भस्थ garbhasth

embryonic in Tamil

முளையத்துக்குரிய

embryonic in Marathi

भ्रूणीय

embryonic in Urdu

خام, ناپختہ
More languagesFewer languages
embryonic in Bengali
ভ্রূণীয়
embryonic in Malayalam
പിണ്ഡോല്പത്തിപരമായ, ഭ്രൂണസംബന്ധിയായ, വളർച്ച പൂർത്തിയായകാത്ത, ഭ്രൂണാവസ്ഥയിലായ
embryonic in Odia
ଭ୍ରୂଣୀଯ଼
embryonic in Nepali
भ्रूणीय
embryonic in Persian
رویانی ruyāni

Examples of embryonic in a sentence

  • In zebrafish, the adaxial cells are precursors to the embryonic slow muscle fibers.
  • The embryonic stage, consisting of a small ellipsoid protoconch and ammonitella, ends at about 0.6 mm.
  • Cranial skeletogenic mesenchyme is derived from two distinct embryonic sources, cephalic paraxial mesoderm and cranial neural crest.

All 23 example sentences with embryonic

Synonyms of embryonic

Forms of embryonic

comparativemore embryonic
superlativemost embryonic

Origin of embryonic

From New Latin embryonicus.

Words formed from embryonic

Questions about embryonic

What does embryonic mean?
Embryonic means of or relating to an embryo.
What is embryonic in Hindi?
Embryonic in Hindi is भ्रूणीय (bhrūṇīya), गर्भस्थ (garbhasth). See Embryonic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is embryonic?
Embryonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce embryonic?
Embryonic is pronounced /ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near embryonic in the dictionary

  1. embryonated
  2. embryonates
  3. embryonating
  4. embryonation
  5. embryones
  6. embryonic
  7. embryonical
  8. embryonically
  9. embryoniclike
  10. embryonics
  11. embryonid

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: embryonic (page history and authors); गर्भस्थ (Hindi) (page history and authors); embryonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embryonic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); embryonic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embryonic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); embryonic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); embryonic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); embryonic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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