Meanings
adjectiveembryonic (comparative more embryonic, superlative most embryonic)
comparative more embryonic · superlative most embryonic
- embryologyOf or relating to an embryo.
- figurativelyOf a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.
We are also to see the green-lighting of some much overdue reform of fares and ticketing, even if it's still embryonic and to be trialled on part or the network.
2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveof an organism prior to birth or hatching
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Origin
- New Latinembryonicus
- Englishembryonic
From New Latin embryonicus.
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Catalan embrionari
- embrionariembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Chinese Mandarin 胚胎的
- 胚胎的 (pēitāi de)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
Czech zárodečný, embryonální
- zárodečnýembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embryonálníembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- zárodečnýfiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
- embryonálnífiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Danish embryonal
- embryonalembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Dutch embryonaal
- embryonaalembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Esperanto embria
- embriaembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Finnish embryonaalinen, alullaan oleva
- embryonaalinenembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- alullaan olevafiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
French embryonnaire, embryonnaire
- embryonnaireembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embryonnairefiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
German embryonal
- embryonalembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Greek εμβρυϊκός, εμβρυϊκός
- εμβρυϊκός (emvryïkós)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
- εμβρυϊκός (emvryïkós)figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Hungarian embrionális, embrionális
- embrionálisembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embrionálisfiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Italian embrionario, embrionico
- embrionarioembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embrionicoembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embrionaleembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Latvian embrionāls
- embrionālsembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Persian رویانی
- رویانی (ruyāni)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
Polish embrionalny, zarodkowy
- embrionalnyembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- zarodkowyembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- zarodkowyfiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Portuguese embrionário, embriónico
- embrionárioembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embriónicoembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Russian эмбриона́льный, заро́дышевый
- эмбриона́льный (embrionálʹnyj)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
- заро́дышевый (zaródyševyj)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
- заро́дышевый (zaródyševyj)figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Spanish embrionario, embrionario
- embrionarioembryology: of or relating to an embryo
- embrionariofiguratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Swedish embryonal
- embryonalembryology: of or relating to an embryo
Ukrainian ембріона́льний, зародко́вий
- ембріона́льний (embrionálʹnyj)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
- зародко́вий (zarodkóvyj)embryology: of or relating to an embryo
- ембріона́льний (embrionálʹnyj)figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
- зародко́вий (zarodkóvyj)figuratively: something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving
Cite this entry
APA
embryonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryonic
MLA
“embryonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embryonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryonic.
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