Synonyms for embryonic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : em-bree-on-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk


Définition of embryonic

Origin :
  • 1849, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856.
  • adj rudimentary
Example sentences :
  • The caterpillar and the chrysalis belong to the embryonic period.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • As the subject for observation he chose the blood of embryonic mice.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • It signifies springing into being or life from an embryonic condition.
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees » by James Mooney
  • It is an embryonic form, and therefore inferior in rank to the Tau moth.
  • Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • The embryonic human being has been steadily increasing in size, meanwhile.
  • Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
  • Nor is this process confined to our embryonic or prenatal existence.
  • Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
  • The buddhic body, which, in ordinary man, is only in an embryonic stage.
  • Extract from : « Reincarnation » by Th. Pascal
  • To-day it is growing into a health-resort, but even now sanitation is embryonic.
  • Extract from : « The American Egypt » by Channing Arnold
  • Her youth, her beauty, and her embryonic talent, all had somehow vanished.
  • Extract from : « A Family of Noblemen » by Mikhal Saltykov
  • "Embryonic," then, is the term to apply to this period of his productivity.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson

Antonyms for embryonic

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