embryonic has definitions from the field of embryology
1
[ adjective ] of an organism prior to birth or hatching

Synonyms

embryonal

Examples

"in the embryonic stage"

Related terms

immature

2
[ adjective ] (embryology) of or relating to an embryo

Synonyms

embryonal

Examples

"the embryonic membrane"

Related terms

embryo embryo

3
[ adjective ] of an organism prior to birth or hatching

Examples

"in the embryonic stage" "embryologic development"

Related terms

immature

4
[ adjective ] in an early stage of development

Examples

"the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre" "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" "an idea in embryo"

Related terms

early

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