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[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt] Origin

nas·cent

[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt]
adjective
1.
beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
2.
Chemistry. (of an element) in the nascent state.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin nāscent- (stem of nāscēns), present participle of nāscī to be born, arise, equivalent to (tus) born (variant of gnātus) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent

nas·cence, nas·cen·cy, noun
un·nas·cent, adjective
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nascent (ˈnæsənt, ˈneɪ-)
 
adj
1.  starting to grow or develop; being born
2.  chem (of an element or simple compound, esp hydrogen) created within the reaction medium in the atomic form and having a high activity
 
[C17: from Latin nascēns present participle of nāscī to be born]
 
'nascence
 
n
 
'nascency
 
n

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nascent
1624, from L. nascentum (nom. nascens), prp. of nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus).
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nascent nas·cent (nās'ənt, nā'sənt)
adj.

  1. Coming into existence; emerging.

  2. Of or relating to the state of a chemical element at the moment it is set free from one of its compounds.


nas'cen·cy n.

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