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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Female cats have two X-chromosomes, one of which is randomly inactivated early in embryonic development on a cell-by-cell basis (figures 1 & 2), giving rise to tortoiseshell or calico fur color patterns.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Females do similar things chemically but focus on shutting down genes that promote embryonic growth.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
The Justice Department said in a press release that a search of her bags turned up undeclared frog embryos and embryonic samples.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 June 2025
Al Jardine, a Wilson classmate at El Camino College, joined them in an embryonic group, provisionally named the Pendletons after the then-popular shirt.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Females do similar things chemically but focus on shutting down genes that promote embryonic growth.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
The Justice Department said in a press release that a search of her bags turned up undeclared frog embryos and embryonic samples.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 June 2025
Al Jardine, a Wilson classmate at El Camino College, joined them in an embryonic group, provisionally named the Pendletons after the then-popular shirt.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 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 21 Jul. 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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