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nas⋅cent

  [nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt]
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–adjective
1. beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
2. Chemistry. (of an element) in the nascent state.
Origin:
1615–25; < L nāscent- (s. of nāscēns), prp. of nāscī to be born, arise, equiv. to nā(tus) born (var. of gnātus) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
nascence, nas⋅cen⋅cy, noun
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nas·cent   (nās'ənt, nā'sənt)   
adj.  Coming into existence; emerging: "the moral shock of our nascent imperialism" (Richard Hofstadter).

[Latin nāscēns, nāscent-, present participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
nas'cen·cy n.
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Word Origin & History

nascent 
1624, from L. nascentum (nom. nascens), prp. of nasci "to be born" (see genus).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: na·scent
Pronunciation: 'nas-&nt, 'nAs-
Function: adjective
1 : coming or having recently come into existence : beginning to develop nascent ganglion> nascent polypeptide chains>
2 : of, relating to, or beingan atom or substance at the moment of its formation usually with the implication of greater reactivity than otherwise <nascent hydrogen>
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Medical Dictionary

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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