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embryonic

[em-bree-on-ik] / ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk /


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Europe must work a lot harder to give them protection while they are in a very embryonic state, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

They rarely work with finished products; instead, they nurture embryonic ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Because both the brain and skin develop from the same embryonic layer called the ectoderm, the scientists set out to explore how these two systems might be connected.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

There are real concerns with IVF in America, even for those who do not belong to the movement for embryonic personhood.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

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

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee