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
- 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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