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embryonic

[em-bree-on-ik] / ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk /


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Since many ports lack the grid infrastructure to power so many energy-guzzling ships, and emission-capture technology is embryonic, ships may have no choice but to pay the fines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Between approximately ages 50 and 75, the researchers found a sharp decline in microglia that originate during embryonic development.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Primary cilia are found in nearly every type of cell and are especially important during embryonic development.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

She sprang from Zeus’ skull fully formed; her embryonic development reduced to a male deity’s headache.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

One embryonic segment becomes the second section of the thorax and grows two wings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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