nascent
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nas·cent 
[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
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[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt] Pronunciation Key –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 nāscéns), prp. of nāscī to be born, arise, equiv. to nā(tus) born (var. of gnātus) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent]
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nascence, nas·cen·cy, noun
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| nas·cent
(nās'ənt, nā'sənt) Pronunciation Key
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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| nascent | |
adjective | |
| being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency" [ant: dying] |
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nas'cen·cy n.
nascent nas·cent (nās'ənt, nā'sənt)
adj.
- Coming into existence; emerging.
- 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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nascent
Nas"cent\, a. [L. nascens, -entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See Nation, and cf. Naissant.]1. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ. Nascent passions and anxieties. --Berkley. 2. (Chem.) Evolving; being evolved or produced. Nascent state (Chem.), the supposed instantaneous or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound acid, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer.
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