nascent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nascēns, present participle of nascor (“‘I am born’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈneɪ.sənt/, /ˈnæs.ənt/, SAMPA: /"neI.s@nt/, /"n{s.@nt/
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[edit] Adjective

nascent (not comparable)

1. Emerging; just coming into existence

   India has a nascent space industry.

2. (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is generated from some compound.

[edit] Synonyms

• (emerging): emerging, immature, incipient, young

[edit] Derived terms

• nascent hydrogen
• nascent proteins

[edit] Related terms

• antenatal
• innate
• natal
• native
• nativism
• natural
• naturel
• naturism
• naturalism
• prenatal

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• nascent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• nascent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911