nascent
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin nascēns, present participle of nascor (“‘I am born’”).
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- (RP, US) IPA: /ˈneɪ.sənt/, /ˈnæs.ənt/, SAMPA: /"neI.s@nt/, /"n{s.@nt/
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[edit] Adjective
nascent (not comparable)
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- Emerging; just coming into existence.
- India has a nascent space industry.
- (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is generated from some compound.
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emerging; just coming into existence
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in chemistry
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