embryo

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈem-brē-ˌō\
- /ˈem.bri.əʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈem-brē-ˌō\

Definitions of embryo word

noun embryo An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development. 1
noun embryo mammal: early foetus 1
noun embryo bird: fertilized egg 1
noun embryo idea, etc.: early form 1
countable noun embryo An embryo is an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development. 0
adjective embryo An embryo idea, system, or organization is in the very early stages of development, but is expected to grow stronger. 0

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Parts of speech for Embryo

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adverb

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preposition

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embryo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for embryo

noun embryo

beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.

All 12 Synonyms of embryo

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