Dictionary

embryonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From New Latin embryonicus.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to an embryo.
2. (figuratively) Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.
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Forms

Deriveds

carcinoembryonic · fetoembryonic · embryoniclike · unembryonic · typembryonic · monembryonic · abembryonic · postembryonic · embryonically · monoembryonic · extraembryonic · intraembryonic · embryonical · interembryonic · nonembryonic · proembryonic · anembryonic · maternoembryonic · polyembryonic

Synonyms

embryonal

Translations (43)

hu embrionális (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · lv embrionāls (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · it embrionario (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · cs embryonální (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · hu embrionális (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · uk ембріона́льний (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · de embryonal (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · uk ембріона́льний (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · uk зародко́вий (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · el εμβρυϊκός (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · it embrionico (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · cmn 胚胎的 (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · es embrionario (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · ru заро́дышевый (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · ast embrionariu (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · ru заро́дышевый (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · da embryonal (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · cs embryonální (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · fa رویانی (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · vo brüomik (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · es embrionario (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · fi embryonaalinen (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · fr embryonnaire (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · ca embrionari (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · cs zárodečný (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · cs zárodečný (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · pl embrionalny (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · el εμβρυϊκός (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · eo embria (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · sv embryonal (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · be эмбрыяна́льны (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · fr embryonnaire (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · it embrionale (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · fi alullaan oleva (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · uk зародко́вий (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · nl embryonaal (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · pt embriónico (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · gl embrionario (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · pl zarodkowy (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · pt embrionário (embryology: of or relating to an embryo) · be эмбрыяна́льны (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · pl zarodkowy (figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving) · ru эмбриона́льный (embryology: of or relating to an embryo)