embryonic
Barely begun developing
Embryonic describes something in its earliest stage of development, like an embryo.
An embryonic idea or embryonic plan exists only in rudimentary form, not yet fully shaped: The project is still embryonic—we haven't worked out the details.
In biology, embryonic refers specifically to the embryo stage of development: embryonic stem cells, embryonic tissue.
First embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- gastrulaCup-shaped early embryo
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
- fetusGestating offspring
gastrulation · organogenesis · morphogenesis · differentiation · cleavage · fertilization · implantation · placenta
Starting to develop
- inchoatePartially formed, undeveloped
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- emergingComing into view
- germinalRelating to earliest development
infant · initial · preliminary · fledgling · rudimentary · unformed · undeveloped · immature
Commitment to act
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- latentPresent but inactive
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
genesis · inception · germination · possibility · unrealized · dormant · future · emerging
Increase in size
- cellularComposed of small units
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- inductionFormal admission process
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
maturation · segmentation · patterning · cell fate · stem cells · gene expression · signaling · apoptosis
zygote
First embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- gastrulaCup-shaped early embryo
- morulaSolid embryonic cell mass
fetus · gastrulation · organogenesis · morphogenesis · differentiation · cleavage · fertilization · implantation · placenta · amniotic
incipient
Starting to develop
germinal · infant · initial · preliminary · fledgling · rudimentary · unformed · undeveloped · immature · early-stage
promise
Commitment to act
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- latentPresent but inactive
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
prospect · genesis · inception · germination · possibility · unrealized · dormant · future · emerging · developing
growth
Increase in size
- cellularComposed of small units
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- inductionFormal admission process
proliferation · maturation · segmentation · patterning · cell fate · stem cells · gene expression · signaling · apoptosis · tissue formation
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- development stagesearly stage, late stage, infancy, childhood, alpha
- growth stagesmature, immature, developing, adult, juvenile
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- skill levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, expert, advanced
embryonicmature
Fully grown or developed
adult · full-grown · late-stage · later · late
embryonicfull-sized
At complete dimensions
big · large · elaborate · complex · differentiated
- embryonic stem cellsUndifferentiated blastocyst-derived cellular material
- embryonic stagesSequential prenatal development phases