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embryonic
adjective em·bry·on·ic \ˌem-brē-ˈä-nik\
: of or relating to an embryo
: in an early or undeveloped stage
Full Definition of EMBRYONIC
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary <an embryonic plan>
— em·bry·on·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of EMBRYONIC
1740
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Rhymes with EMBRYONIC
catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
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embryonic
adjective em·bry·on·ic \ˌem-brē-ˈän-ik\
Medical Definition of EMBRYONIC
1
: of or relating to an embryo
2
: being in an early stage of development : incipient, rudimentary
—em·bry·on·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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